Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Low & middle income, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Low & middle income stood at 5.1%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Low & middle income peaked at 5.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 29th 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Low & middle income?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Low & middle income was 5.1% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.