Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Oman
Oman: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 8.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Oman recorded 8.8% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Oman peaked at 8.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Oman 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 8.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Oman's 8.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % 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 Oman?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Oman was 8.8% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Oman ranks 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.