Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male … male modeled in IBRD only
IBRD only: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male … male modeled was 7.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in IBRD only stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in IBRD only peaked at 7.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male … male modeled in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.7664 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in IBRD only?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in IBRD only 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, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.