Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 3.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ethiopia peaked at 3.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2017.
That places Ethiopia 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 3.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 3.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 130 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 131 Belarus 3.4% compare
- 132 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3.3% compare
- 132 Germany 3.3% compare
- 132 Philippines 3.3% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ethiopia?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Ethiopia was 3.3% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Ethiopia ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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