Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5) by country
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.
What the numbers show
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 15.4% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.5% in Myanmar.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 5.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 158.3%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 80.8%).
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 15.4% | 2005 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 12.7% | 2016 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 3 | Algeria | 12.1% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 11.9% | 2016 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 11.8% | 2018 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 11.5% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 11.3% | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 10.0% | 2015 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 9.8% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 9.7% | 2018 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 9.5% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Eswatini | 9.5% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 13 | United States of America | 9.4% | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.2% | 2016 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 15 | Egypt | 8.8% | 2021 | down 58.5% | rising |
| 16 | Jordan | 8.7% | 2023 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kuwait | 8.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.4% | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 18 | El Salvador | 8.4% | 2021 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 7.9% | 2012 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 7.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 7.3% | 2022 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 2019 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Guyana | 7.0% | 2019 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 6.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 25 | Palestine, State of | 6.9% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.8% | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 27 | Türkiye | 6.8% | 2018 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 29 | Korea | 5.7% | 2020 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 30 | China | 5.6% | 2010 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 31 | Rwanda | 5.4% | 2020 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 31 | Jamaica | 5.4% | 2018 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 5.2% | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 5.0% | 2018 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 35 | Guatemala | 4.8% | 2015 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 4.7% | 2016 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 37 | Malaysia | 4.5% | 2022 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 37 | Honduras | 4.5% | 2019 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 4.3% | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 40 | Liberia | 4.2% | 2019 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 40 | Oman | 4.2% | 2017 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 42 | Indonesia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Djibouti | 4.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 3.9% | 2020 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 3.8% | 2022 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 46 | Philippines | 3.7% | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 3.7% | 2021 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 3.6% | 2023 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 48 | Haiti | 3.6% | 2023 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 50 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.5% | 2022 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 50 | Cambodia | 3.5% | 2021 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 3.4% | 2010 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 52 | India | 3.4% | 2020 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 52 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.4% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 55 | Guinea | 3.2% | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 55 | Uganda | 3.2% | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 57 | Mozambique | 3.1% | 2022 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 57 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.1% | 2021 | up 158.3% | falling |
| 59 | Maldives | 3.0% | 2017 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Benin | 2.9% | 2021 | up 107.1% | flat |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% | 2021 | up 86.7% | falling |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.7% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 63 | Pakistan | 2.6% | 2018 | down 59.4% | flat |
| 64 | Gambia | 2.3% | 2020 | up 53.3% | falling |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 2.2% | 2019 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 2.2% | 2019 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 67 | Chad | 2.0% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 68 | Ghana | 1.8% | 2022 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2016 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2022 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 71 | Yemen | 1.7% | 2022 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Togo | 1.6% | 2017 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 72 | Madagascar | 1.6% | 2021 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Nigeria | 1.6% | 2021 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2019 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Senegal | 1.4% | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Burundi | 1.4% | 2020 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% | 2019 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 78 | Mali | 1.3% | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 1.3% | 2020 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2022 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritania | 0.8% | 2021 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Niger | 0.5% | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Myanmar | 0.5% | 2018 | down 80.8% | volatile |
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.