Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Djibouti
Djibouti: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 5.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Djibouti stood at 5.5%.
The figure is up 48.6% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Djibouti peaked at 6.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
That places Djibouti 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +35.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +37.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +48.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 5.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +48.6% | 3.7% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % 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 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % 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 Djibouti?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Djibouti was 5.5% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Djibouti rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Djibouti ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.