Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.7%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
49th
of 162 countries
All-time high
12.6%
in 2008
All-time low
8.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kazakhstan stood at 8.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kazakhstan peaked at 12.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 8.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 8.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kazakhstan?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kazakhstan was 8.7% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Kazakhstan ranks 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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