Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.3%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
132nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2017
All-time low
2.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Philippines stood at 3.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Philippines peaked at 3.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Philippines 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 44% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines'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 | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 130 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 131 Belarus 3.4% compare
- 132 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3.3% compare
- 132 Germany 3.3% compare
- 132 Ethiopia 3.3% compare
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Philippines 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Philippines ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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