Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) was 5.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA & IBRD total stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 5.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2019.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5 |
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- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.7867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA & IBRD total was 5.2% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2019.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.