Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 12.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mongolia stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mongolia peaked at 12.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 18th out of 163 countries 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 16 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 17 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 20 Serbia 12.2% compare
- 21 Botswana 11.5% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mongolia?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mongolia was 12.3% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mongolia ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.