Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Piauí
Piauí: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 6.71 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6.71
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
9.39
in 2021
All-time low
6.1
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Piauí, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Piauí recorded 6.71 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Piauí peaked at 9.39 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2008.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Piauí, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.1 | — |
| 2009 | 7.73 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 7.47 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.3 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 8.01 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.76 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.69 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 6.74 | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 7.86 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 7.01 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 7.08 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 7.74 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 9.39 | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 7.54 | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 6.76 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 6.96 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 6.71 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.92 | 6.1 | 7.73 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.52 | 6.3 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.52 | 6.71 | 9.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Piauí
- 3 Albania 8.52 compare
- 4 Serbia 8.06 compare
- 5 Spain 7.74 compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.71 compare
- 7 Brazil 7.22 compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 7.14 compare
- 9 Madagascar 6.94 compare
More health data for Piauí
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 10.4 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 17.21 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 94.86 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 3.21 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 16.3 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 95.77 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 14.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 82.81 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 16 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 95.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Piauí?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Piauí was 6.71 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Piauí?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Piauí?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2008.
- How does Piauí rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Piauí ranks 6th 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 Piauí?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Piauí 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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