Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Other small states
Other small states: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 5.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Other small states peaked at 8.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2020.
That places Other small states 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0421 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Other small states?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Other small states was 5.9% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2020.
- How does Other small states rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Other small states ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.