Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 1.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bangladesh is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bangladesh peaked at 2.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.6%, 65% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
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- 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, male in Bangladesh?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Bangladesh was 1.7% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.