Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Zambia
Zambia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 202.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 202.9 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Zambia peaked at 202.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 149.5, in 2018.
Zambia ranks 39th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156.6 | — |
| 2001 | 165.4 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 173.2 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 179.8 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 185 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 188.8 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 190.8 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 191.2 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 189.7 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 186.8 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 182.6 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 177.6 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 172 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 166.3 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 160.6 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 155.7 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 152 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 149.9 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 149.5 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 151 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 154.7 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 160.8 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 170.1 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 183.8 | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 202.9 | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 180.73 | 156.6 | 191.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.72 | 149.5 | 182.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 174.46 | 154.7 | 202.9 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Zambia?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Zambia was 202.9 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 202.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.5 in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Zambia ranks 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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