Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Korea
North Korea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Korea, 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 North Korea is 3.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Korea peaked at 3.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places North Korea 133rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 3.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 3.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.1%, 61% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6995 % change on previous year (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Korea?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Korea was 3.1% 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- North Korea ranks 133rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.