Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 4.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ecuador stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ecuador peaked at 6.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 95th out of 163 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.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 63% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 60% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ecuador?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ecuador was 4.4% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.