Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uganda
Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 3.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uganda, 1988–2022
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 3.6% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uganda peaked at 7.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1988.
Uganda ranks 55th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.6% | — |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +58.3% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +68.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -41.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 52 Tajikistan 3.9% compare
- 53 Cote d'Ivoire 3.8% compare
- 53 Tanzania 3.8% compare
- 55 India 3.6% compare
- 57 Guinea 3.5% compare
- 58 Mozambique 3.2% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Uganda was 3.6% in 2022, according to UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1988.
- How does Uganda rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Uganda ranks 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% 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.