Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Qatar
Qatar: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Qatar stood at 8.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Qatar peaked at 10.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2024.
That places Qatar 51st out of 163 countries 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 8.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 8.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 49 Chile 8.7% compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 8.7% compare
- 51 Montenegro 8.6% compare
- 51 Poland 8.6% compare
- 54 El Salvador 8.5% compare
More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.26 % 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 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % 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 Qatar?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Qatar 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- How does Qatar rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Qatar ranks 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.