Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Distrito Federal
Distrito Federal: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 4.11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Distrito Federal, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Distrito Federal stood at 4.11. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Distrito Federal peaked at 7.13 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.11, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Distrito Federal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.72 | — |
| 2009 | 6.08 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1 | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 5.57 | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 6.82 | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 7.13 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.51 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 6.33 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.47 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.69 | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 4.33 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 4.53 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 5.32 | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 5.98 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 4.79 | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 4.13 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 4.32 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 4.11 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 | 5.72 | 6.08 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.95 | 4.33 | 7.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.78 | 4.11 | 5.98 | 6 |
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More health data for Distrito Federal
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 10.88 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 18.11 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.68 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 4.91 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.3 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 93.76 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 90.21 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 20 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 57.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Distrito Federal?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Distrito Federal was 4.11 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Distrito Federal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Distrito Federal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 in 2025.
- How does Distrito Federal rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Distrito Federal ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Distrito Federal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Distrito Federal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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