Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.6%
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
141st
of 162 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2013
All-time low
2.6%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 2.6% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia peaked at 8.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 141st 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 35% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia was 2.6% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Indonesia ranks 141st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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