Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 2.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Zimbabwe, 1988–2019
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
In 2019, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Zimbabwe stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 10.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 6.8% | — |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +44.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -54.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +55.8% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +72.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -53.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 76% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.5% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 58 Mozambique 3.2% compare
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 3.1% compare
- 60 Kenya 3.0% compare
- 61 Benin 2.9% compare
- 61 Laos 2.9% compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 2.8% compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Zimbabwe?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Zimbabwe was 2.9% in 2019, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 85 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.