Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
149th
of 162 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2003
All-time low
2.1%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Pakistan stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Pakistan peaked at 5.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 149th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 24% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Pakistan was 2.1% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Pakistan ranks 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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