Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under
Child WelfareWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.OWGH.ZS•Percentage•1983 → 2024•165 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Child WelfareWB WDI
Coverage
165
Frequency
—
Range
1983 \u2192 2024
Latest
2023
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 2.69%
2.69% – 4.19%
4.19% – 5.26%
5.26% – 7.5%
7.5% – 9.51%
9.51% – 11.46%
> 11.46%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under
165 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under
Countries
165
Median
6.3%
Mean
7.3%
25th pctl
3.9%
75th pctl
10.1%
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Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under
BangladeshKuwaitPeru
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| LibyaLBY | 29.6% | 2014 | |
| UkraineUKR | 26.5% | 2000 | — |
| MontenegroMNE | 22.3% | 2013 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 22% | 2017 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 19.8% | 2009 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 18.2% | 2020 | — |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 17.9% | 2010 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 17.4% | 2012 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 17.2% | 2018 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 16.9% | 2005 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 16.4% | 2017 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 15.9% | 1985 | — |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 14.1% | 2013 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 13.7% | 2016 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 13.7% | 2010 | |
| GreeceGRC | 13.6% | 2003 | — |
| AlgeriaDZA | 12.8% | 2019 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 12.8% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 12.4% | 2018 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 12.4% | 2016 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 12.2% | 2012 | — |
| South AfricaZAF | 11.8% | 2017 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 11.6% | 2020 | |
| PanamaPAN | 11.5% | 2019 | |
| IraqIRQ | 11.4% | 2011 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 11.4% | 2011 | |
| UruguayURY | 11.4% | 2018 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 11.2% | 2019 | |
| TongaTON | 11.2% | 2019 | |
| CameroonCMR | 11% | 2018 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 10.9% | 2017 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 10.9% | 2019 | |
| South SudanSSD | 10.9% | 2006 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 10.9% | 2022 | |
| ComorosCOM | 10.6% | 2012 | |
| IrelandIRL | 10.5% | 2011 | — |
| CanadaCAN | 10.4% | 2004 | — |
| CubaCUB | 10.3% | 2019 | — |
| SeychellesSYC | 10.2% | 2012 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 10.1% | 2016 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 10.1% | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 10.1% | 2022 | — |
| BotswanaBWA | 10% | 2007 | |
| QatarQAT | 10% | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 9.8% | 2021 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 9.7% | 2011 | |
| BrazilBRA | 9.6% | 2019 | |
| United StatesUSA | 9.5% | 2022 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 9.3% | 2014 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 9.3% | 2015 | |
| JordanJOR | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 8.9% | 2005 | — |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 8.8% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 8.7% | 2019 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 8.6% | 2020 | |
| ChinaCHN | 8.5% | 2017 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 8.3% | 2009 | — |
| NicaraguaNIC | 8.3% | 2012 | |
| RomaniaROU | 8.3% | 2002 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 8.3% | 2021 | |
| NauruNRU | 8.2% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 8.1% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 8.1% | 2018 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 7.7% | 2019 | |
| FijiFJI | 7.7% | 2021 | |
| LesothoLSO | 7.7% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 7.7% | 2019 | |
| BhutanBTN | 7.6% | 2010 | |
| BahrainBHR | 7.5% | 1989 | — |
| Costa RicaCRI | 7.5% | 2018 | |
| PeruPER | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 7.3% | 2015 | |
| MexicoMEX | 7.1% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 7.1% | 2016 | — |
| BulgariaBGR | 6.9% | 2014 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 6.9% | 1998 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 6.5% | 2019 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 6.5% | 2019 | |
| LatviaLVA | 6.5% | 2021 | — |
| MauritiusMUS | 6.5% | 1995 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 6.4% | 2009 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 6.3% | 2012 | — |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 6.2% | 2020 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 6.1% | 2018 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 5.9% | 2014 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 5.9% | 2015 | |
| KenyaKEN | 5.8% | 2016 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 5.7% | 2016 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 5.7% | 2018 | |
| GuineaGIN | 5.6% | 2018 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 5.6% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 5.6% | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 5.2% | 2018 | |
| EstoniaEST | 5% | 2014 | — |
| GabonGAB | 5% | 2020 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 4.9% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 4.9% | 2017 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 4.9% | 2013 | |
| PakistanPAK | 4.8% | 2013 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 4.6% | 2001 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 4.5% | 2022 | |
| EcuadorECU | 4.5% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 4.5% | 2019 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 4.5% | 2015 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 4.5% | 2019 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 4.5% | 2021 | |
| LebanonLBN | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 4.4% | 2019 | |
| MalawiMWI | 4.4% | 2020 | |
| FinlandFIN | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 4.2% | 2017 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 4.2% | 2019 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 4.1% | 2021 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4.1% | 2021 | — |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 4.1% | 2017 | — |
| NamibiaNAM | 4% | 2013 | |
| HaitiHTI | 3.9% | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 3.9% | 2021 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 3.8% | 2009 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 3.7% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 3.5% | 2020 | |
| SurinameSUR | 3.5% | 2018 | |
| AngolaAGO | 3.4% | 2015 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 3.4% | 2021 | |
| UgandaUGA | 3.4% | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 3.2% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 3% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 3% | 2014 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 3% | 2009 | |
| BeninBEN | 2.9% | 2021 | |
| GermanyDEU | 2.9% | 2016 | |
| BurundiBDI | 2.8% | 2019 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 2.8% | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 2.8% | 2021 | |
| NepalNPL | 2.6% | 2019 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.5% | 2000 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 2.3% | 2019 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 2.3% | 2017 | |
| SenegalSEN | 2.3% | 2019 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 2.2% | 2019 | |
| ChadTCD | 2.2% | 2022 | |
| EritreaERI | 2.1% | 2010 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 2.1% | 2020 | |
| GhanaGHA | 2% | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 1.9% | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 1.6% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 1.5% | 2021 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 1.5% | 2019 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 1.5% | 2016 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 1.5% | 2021 | |
| TogoTGO | 1.5% | 2017 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 1.5% | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.4% | 2010 | |
| MaliMLI | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.3% | 2020 | |
| NigerNER | 1.2% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 1% | 2021 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.5% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)