Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 4.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 4.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belgium peaked at 4.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 93rd of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 57% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belgium?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Belgium was 4.9% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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