Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 5.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 9.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th of 45 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0551 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 5.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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.