Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) in Mali
Mali: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, %) was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mali, 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 Mali is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mali peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
Mali ranks 160th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 (modeled estimate, %) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 157 Bangladesh 1.6% compare
- 157 Mauritania 1.6% compare
- 157 Nigeria 1.6% compare
- 161 East Timor 1.2% compare
- 162 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
- 163 Myanmar 0.6% compare
More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0871 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mali?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mali was 1.3% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Mali rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mali ranks 160th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.