Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.7%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
97th
of 162 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2014
All-time low
3.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ecuador stood at 4.7%.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ecuador peaked at 7.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 97th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 57% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ecuador was 4.7% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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