Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% of children under 5) by country
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.
What the numbers show
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% of children under 5) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 18.2% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.9% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 5.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 633.3%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 79.7%).
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 18.2% | 2005 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 2 | Morocco | 15.9% | 2019 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 14.6% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Algeria | 13.4% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 13.0% | 2016 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 12.2% | 2018 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 11.8% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 11.3% | 2021 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 11.2% | 2018 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.1% | 2016 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 11.0% | 2018 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 12 | Thailand | 10.5% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | Eswatini | 10.2% | 2021 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 13 | Palestine, State of | 10.2% | 2020 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 15 | Jordan | 9.6% | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 15 | United States of America | 9.6% | 2022 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 9.3% | 2018 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 8.7% | 2015 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 8.6% | 2012 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 8.3% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 8.2% | 2019 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 8.1% | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 8.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 25 | Kuwait | 7.7% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | China | 7.5% | 2010 | up 92.3% | flat |
| 27 | Mexico | 6.9% | 2022 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 28 | Maldives | 6.7% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 6.7% | 2016 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 30 | Malaysia | 6.6% | 2022 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 30 | Korea | 6.6% | 2020 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.3% | 2019 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 6.0% | 2019 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 5.9% | 2018 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 5.8% | 2020 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 5.5% | 2010 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 37 | Zambia | 5.4% | 2018 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 5.2% | 2021 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 5.1% | 2015 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 40 | Malawi | 5.0% | 2020 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 4.7% | 2021 | up 161.1% | falling |
| 41 | Ecuador | 4.7% | 2024 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 43 | Liberia | 4.5% | 2019 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 43 | Indonesia | 4.5% | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 4.4% | 2023 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 45 | Djibouti | 4.4% | 2023 | up 633.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Honduras | 4.4% | 2019 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 48 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.1% | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 48 | Oman | 4.1% | 2017 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Haiti | 4.1% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 4.1% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 3.9% | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 53 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.8% | 2022 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.8% | 2021 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 55 | Uganda | 3.6% | 2022 | down 51.4% | flat |
| 55 | India | 3.6% | 2020 | up 71.4% | falling |
| 57 | Guinea | 3.5% | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 58 | Mozambique | 3.2% | 2022 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1% | 2019 | up 72.2% | falling |
| 60 | Kenya | 3.0% | 2022 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 2.9% | 2019 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.9% | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 61 | Benin | 2.9% | 2021 | up 81.2% | falling |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% | 2021 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 65 | Chad | 2.4% | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 2.4% | 2019 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 67 | Pakistan | 2.3% | 2018 | down 65.7% | rising |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 2.2% | 2016 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | 2.1% | 2022 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 69 | Madagascar | 2.1% | 2021 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 2.0% | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 72 | Niger | 1.8% | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 1.8% | 2021 | up 125.0% | falling |
| 74 | Nepal | 1.6% | 2022 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Burundi | 1.6% | 2020 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 74 | Mali | 1.6% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2019 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | 1.4% | 2017 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 1.4% | 2022 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 78 | Yemen | 1.4% | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Nigeria | 1.3% | 2021 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 1.2% | 2020 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritania | 1.2% | 2021 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Myanmar | 1.1% | 2018 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
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.