Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Comoros
Comoros: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Comoros stood at 3.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Comoros peaked at 15.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 121st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 3.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 3.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Comoros?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Comoros was 3.9% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Comoros ranks 121st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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