Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Afghanistan stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Afghanistan peaked at 5.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 108th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 51% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Afghanistan?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Afghanistan was 4.7% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.