Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Angola
Angola: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Angola is 4.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Angola peaked at 4.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
That places Angola 97th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 4.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 4.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Angola?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Angola was 4.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Angola ranks 97th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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