Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ireland
Ireland: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 10.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Ireland recorded 10.4% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ireland peaked at 10.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 24th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 10.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.2%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ireland?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Ireland was 10.4% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.