Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in SEAR
SEAR: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 3.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.4%
Change on year
up 6.2%
Rank
18th
of 19 groups
All-time high
3.4%
in 2024
All-time low
2.2%
in 2007
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in SEAR, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in SEAR stood at 3.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in SEAR peaked at 3.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2007.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 5 |
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- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in SEAR?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in SEAR was 3.4% 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 SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
- How does SEAR rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- SEAR ranks 18th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SEAR 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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