Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.4%
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
3rd
of 13 groups
All-time high
8.4%
in 2024
All-time low
6.5%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in High income (World Bank), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in High income (World Bank) stood at 8.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in High income (World Bank) peaked at 8.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.5% | — |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in High income (World Bank)?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in High income (World Bank) was 8.4% 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1990.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 3rd out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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