Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Benin
Benin: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Benin, 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 Benin is 3.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Benin peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2009.
That places Benin 124th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Benin?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Benin was 3.7% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Benin ranks 124th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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