Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 2.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Eritrea peaked at 2.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 137th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 136 Maldives 3.0% compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 2.8% compare
- 139 Gambia 2.7% compare
- 139 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.7% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Eritrea?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Eritrea was 2.8% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Eritrea ranks 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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