Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Palestine
Palestine: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 8.8% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Palestine peaked at 8.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
That places Palestine 47th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 8.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 8.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Palestine?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Palestine was 8.8% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Palestine ranks 47th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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