Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Benin stood at 3.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 118.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Benin peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2011.
Benin ranks 123rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Benin?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Benin was 3.5% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Benin ranks 123rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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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.