Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA only
IDA only: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA only, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA only stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA only peaked at 4.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2019.
That places IDA only 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2881 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2964 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA only?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in IDA only was 3.4% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- IDA only ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.