Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.9% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Pakistan peaked at 4.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.1%, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Pakistan was 1.9% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Pakistan ranks 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.