Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 3.1% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 3.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2007.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2007.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.