Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
17.23
Tunisia
Lowest
0.5
Sri Lanka
Median
4.47
Years covered
39
1986–2024
Data points
850
What the numbers show
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 17.23 in Tunisia; the lowest is 0.5 in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.47, and the mean is 5.68.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 1,129.8%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 85.0%).
Weight-for-height >+2 SD: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 17.23 | 2018 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 16.87 | 2005 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 13.68 | 2016 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 12.8 | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 5 | Algeria | 12.76 | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | Morocco | 12.7 | 2019 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 12.44 | 2016 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 11.77 | 2017 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 11.61 | 2020 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 11.37 | 2018 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 11 | Cameroon | 10.99 | 2018 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 10.89 | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.15 | 2016 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 10.07 | 2021 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 15 | Eswatini | 9.83 | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 9.5 | 2022 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 9.4 | 2023 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 9.35 | 2015 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 9.3 | 2014 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 9.17 | 2023 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.8 | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 8.63 | 2020 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 23 | China (People’s Republic of) | 8.5 | 2017 | up 46.6% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 8.33 | 2002 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 25 | El Salvador | 8.3 | 2021 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 8.09 | 2018 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 27 | Kuwait | 8.09 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 7.67 | 2019 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 29 | Lesotho | 7.65 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 7.47 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 7.11 | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 6.52 | 2019 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 6.47 | 2019 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.4 | 2009 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 35 | Korea | 6.18 | 2020 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 5.73 | 2016 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 37 | Jamaica | 5.65 | 2018 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 5.62 | 2020 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 39 | Malaysia | 5.6 | 2022 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 40 | Zambia | 5.23 | 2018 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 41 | Guatemala | 4.94 | 2015 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 42 | Maldives | 4.91 | 2017 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 4.6 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 4.5 | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 4.49 | 2021 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Honduras | 4.48 | 2019 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 4.47 | 2024 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 48 | Liberia | 4.37 | 2019 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 4.3 | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 4.3 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 51 | Indonesia | 4.28 | 2023 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Oman | 4.2 | 2017 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Djibouti | 4.18 | 2023 | up 1,129.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Cambodia | 4.13 | 2021 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 3.99 | 2023 | down 71.6% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 3.93 | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 57 | Haiti | 3.86 | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.8 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 59 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.63 | 2022 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 60 | India | 3.49 | 2020 | up 82.6% | falling |
| 61 | Côte d’Ivoire | 3.44 | 2021 | up 120.5% | falling |
| 62 | Uganda | 3.4 | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 63 | Kenya | 3.37 | 2022 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 64 | Guinea | 3.33 | 2022 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 65 | Mozambique | 3.19 | 2022 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 66 | Belarus | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Benin | 2.87 | 2021 | up 90.3% | falling |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 2.81 | 2021 | up 95.2% | falling |
| 69 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 2.8 | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 70 | Pakistan | 2.45 | 2018 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 2.3 | 2019 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.22 | 2019 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 73 | Chad | 2.17 | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 74 | Gambia | 2.15 | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 75 | Ghana | 1.97 | 2022 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 76 | Madagascar | 1.89 | 2021 | up 87.8% | falling |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 1.57 | 2022 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Yemen | 1.52 | 2022 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 1.51 | 2021 | up 105.9% | falling |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 1.5 | 2019 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Nigeria | 1.5 | 2021 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Burundi | 1.5 | 2020 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 1.5 | 2017 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 84 | Mali | 1.4 | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Malawi | 1.35 | 2020 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Nepal | 1.33 | 2022 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Timor-Leste | 1.29 | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Niger | 1.17 | 2022 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 1.13 | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritania | 0.9835 | 2021 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 0.8 | 2018 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 0.5 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |