Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 9.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
41st
of 162 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 2024
All-time low
7.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 9.5% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 9.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Brunei Darussalam 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 9.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 9.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 40 United States of America 9.7% compare
- 41 Tonga 9.5% compare
- 41 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 44 Samoa 9.4% compare
- 44 Portugal 9.4% compare
More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % 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 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brunei Darussalam was 9.5% 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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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