Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Paraíba
Paraíba: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 8.97 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.97
Change on year
down 5.2%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
11.82
in 2021
All-time low
8.75
in 2023
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Paraíba, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Paraíba is 8.97, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Paraíba peaked at 11.82 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.75, in 2023.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Paraíba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.22 | — |
| 2009 | 8.81 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.59 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 10.02 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 10.6 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 11.12 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 11.8 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 10.68 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 10.06 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 10.11 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.77 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 10 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.82 | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 9.43 | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 8.75 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 9.46 | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 8.97 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.02 | 8.81 | 9.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.53 | 9.59 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 | 8.75 | 11.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraíba
More health data for Paraíba
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 14.44 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.6 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 87.08 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 14.6 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 87.08 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 12.5 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.44 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 12 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 62.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Paraíba?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Paraíba was 8.97 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Paraíba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.82 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Paraíba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 in 2023.
- How does Paraíba rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Paraíba ranks 3rd 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 Paraíba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraíba 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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