Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Macedonia, 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 Macedonia is 11.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Macedonia peaked at 13.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2019.
North Macedonia ranks 18th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 11.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 11.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.2%, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.7% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Macedonia?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in North Macedonia was 11.5% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- North Macedonia ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.