Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Czechia
Czechia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 6.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Czechia peaked at 6.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2005.
That places Czechia 70th 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 6.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 68 Colombia 6.8% compare
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- 73 Zambia 6.3% compare
More health data for Czechia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7726 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.76 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.46 % 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 Czechia?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Czechia was 6.6% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2005.
- How does Czechia rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Czechia ranks 70th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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