Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Armenia
Armenia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Armenia, 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 in Armenia is 12.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Armenia peaked at 15.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 16th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 12.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 12.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 13 Algeria 13.3% compare
- 14 Barbados 13.0% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.0% compare
- 17 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 18 Mongolia 12.3% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % 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 in Armenia?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Armenia was 12.9% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Armenia ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.