Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Tunisia
Tunisia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 17.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Tunisia peaked at 17.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 4th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 17.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 17.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More health data for Tunisia
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Tunisia?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Tunisia was 17.5% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Tunisia ranks 4th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.