Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.9%
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
37th
of 162 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2024
All-time low
6.6%
in 2016
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 9.9% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 9.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2016.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 9.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 9.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kyrgyzstan?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Kyrgyzstan was 9.9% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2016.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).