Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Syria
Syria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Syria, 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 Syria is 11.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Syria peaked at 21.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2021.
Syria ranks 27th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 11.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.6%, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 11.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Syria?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Syria was 11.7% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Syria ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.