Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Somalia
Somalia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.5%
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
144th
of 162 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2000
All-time low
1.9%
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 2.5% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Somalia peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
Somalia ranks 144th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Somalia?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Somalia was 2.5% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Somalia ranks 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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