Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Somalia
Somalia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 2.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Somalia peaked at 5.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
That places Somalia 145th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.6%, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Somalia?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Somalia was 2.6% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Somalia ranks 145th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.