Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 1.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Nepal peaked at 1.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 153rd 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.4%, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Nepal?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Nepal was 1.8% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Nepal ranks 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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