Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 7.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 7.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 7.9% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.