Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turkey
Turkey: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 7.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 7.2% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turkey peaked at 9.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 61st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 7.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.2%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 58 Bhutan 7.4% compare
- 59 Costa Rica 7.3% compare
- 59 United Kingdom 7.3% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 7.0% compare
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 7.0% compare
- 62 Lesotho 7.0% compare
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 Turkey?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turkey was 7.2% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Turkey ranks 61st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.