Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 8.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Post-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Post-demographic dividend stood at 8.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 8.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (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 0.4277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0323 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 0.1565 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.0085 % change on previous year (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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Post-demographic dividend was 8.6% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.