Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female … female modeled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female … female modeled was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 4.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2018.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female … female modeled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0539 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0471 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0549 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.7% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.