Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 5.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 5.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Namibia peaked at 5.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 77th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 5.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 5.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Namibia?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Namibia was 5.8% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Namibia ranks 77th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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