Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Upper-middle income (World Bank)
Upper-middle income (World Bank): Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 8.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 13 groups
All-time high
8.6%
in 2024
All-time low
6.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Upper-middle income (World Bank), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Upper-middle income (World Bank) stood at 8.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Upper-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 8.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Upper-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.1% | — |
| 1991 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle income (World Bank)
- 1 Australia 26.4% compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3% compare
- 4 Tunisia 17.5% compare
- 5 Albania 16.7% compare
More health data for Upper-middle income (World Bank)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 91,627 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,556 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,773 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63,803 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 212 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -27.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -87.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Upper-middle income (World Bank) was 8.6% 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1990.
- How does Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 2nd out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper-middle income (World Bank) 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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