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
163 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Prevalence of overweight, female (modeled estimate, % of children under
Countries
163
Median
5.1%
Mean
6.4%
25th pctl
3.5%
75th pctl
8.8%
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 | |
| PolandPOL | 8% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 8% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 7.9% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 7.9% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 7.8% | 2024 | |
| NauruNRU | 7.6% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 7% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 7% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 7% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 6.8% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 6.8% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 6.2% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 6% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 5% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 4.5% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 4% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 4% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 2% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 2% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 0.6% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)