Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uzbekistan, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 5.9% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uzbekistan peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2019.
Uzbekistan ranks 80th of 163 countries 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 5.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 5.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1%, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2049 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 782.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,269 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uzbekistan?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uzbekistan was 5.9% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2019.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Uzbekistan ranks 80th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.