Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Belgium
Belgium: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Belgium is 4.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Belgium peaked at 4.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 92nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 57% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.2%, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Belgium?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Belgium was 4.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Belgium ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.