Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in North Korea
North Korea: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in North Korea, 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 North Korea is 3.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in North Korea peaked at 3.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places North Korea 132nd 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 3.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 60% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 130 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 131 Belarus 3.4% compare
- 132 Germany 3.3% compare
- 132 Philippines 3.3% compare
- 132 Ethiopia 3.3% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6995 % change on previous year (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in North Korea?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- North Korea ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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