Prevalence of overweight, female (modeled estimate, % of children under
Child WelfareWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.OWGH.ME.FE.ZS•nan•2000 → 2024•163 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Child WelfareWB WDI
Coverage
163
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Prevalence of overweight, female (modeled estimate, % of children under by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 2.51%
2.51% – 3.83%
3.83% – 4.44%
4.44% – 6.06%
6.06% – 8.17%
8.17% – 10.4%
> 10.4%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Prevalence of overweight, female (modeled estimate, % of children under
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Prevalence of overweight, female (modeled estimate, % of children under
Countries
50
Median
10.4%
Mean
11.2%
25th pctl
9.2%
75th pctl
12.5%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Prevalence of overweight, female (modeled estimate, % of children under
AustraliaPapua New GuineaTurks and Caicos Islands
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| AustraliaAUS | 25% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 17.2% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 16.4% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 15.6% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 15% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 14.4% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 14% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 13.4% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 12.6% | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 12.6% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 12.5% | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 12.2% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 12.2% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 12% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 12% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 11.4% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 10.6% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 10.3% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 9.5% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 9.5% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 9.4% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 9.2% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 9.2% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 9.2% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 9% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 8.9% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 8% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)