Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) was 4.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Early-demographic dividend, 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 Early-demographic dividend is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 4.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.5369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.6954 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0461 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Early-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Early-demographic dividend was 4.5% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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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.