Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
149th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2000
All-time low
1.3%
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Senegal peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Senegal 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Senegal ranks 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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