Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Japan
Japan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.0%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
152nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2024
All-time low
1.5%
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2.0% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Japan peaked at 2.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2003.
Japan ranks 152nd of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 36% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Japan?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Japan was 2.0% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Japan ranks 152nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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