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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) - Both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.8% of children aged 0-59 months
Median: 5.5% of children aged 0-59 months
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Australia
26.4% of children aged 0-59 months
Lowest
Myanmar
0.6% of children aged 0-59 months
Top 5 Countries
1Australia26.4% of children aged 0-59 months
2Papua New Guinea18.5% of children aged 0-59 months
3Turks and Caicos Islands18.3% of children aged 0-59 months
4Tunisia17.5% of children aged 0-59 months
5Ukraine16.0% of children aged 0-59 months
By Region
Oceania26.4% of children aged 0-59 months(1 countries)
South America9.7% of children aged 0-59 months(7 countries)
North America8.1% of children aged 0-59 months(4 countries)
Europe7.7% of children aged 0-59 months(17 countries)
Other6.5% of children aged 0-59 months(101 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6% of children aged 0-59 months)High (26.4% of children aged 0-59 months)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.8% of children aged 0-59 months)
Oceania (1)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (17)
Other (101)
Africa (9)
Asia (23)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 26.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 18.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 4 | Tunisia | 17.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 5 | Ukraine | 16.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 6 | Paraguay | 15.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 8 | Argentina | 14.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 9 | Cameroon | 13.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 10 | Greece | 13.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 11 | Uruguay | 13.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 12 | Algeria | 13.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 13 | Barbados | 13.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 15 | Armenia | 12.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 16 | South Africa | 12.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 17 | Mongolia | 12.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 18 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 19 | Serbia | 12.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 20 | Botswana | 11.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 21 | Canada | 11.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 22 | Ireland | 11.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 23 | Egypt | 11.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 24 | People's Republic of China | 11.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 26 | Panama | 10.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 27 | Seychelles | 10.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 28 | Brazil | 10.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 29 | Cuba | 10.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 30 | Jordan | 10.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 31 | Vietnam | 10.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 32 | Eswatini | 10.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 33 | Kuwait | 10.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 34 | Malta | 10.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 36 | Thailand | 9.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 37 | Bolivia | 9.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 38 | United States of America | 9.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 9.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 40 | Tonga | 9.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 41 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 42 | Portugal | 9.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 43 | Samoa | 9.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 44 | Peru | 9.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 45 | State of Palestine | 8.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 46 | Oman | 8.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 47 | Chile | 8.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 8.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 49 | Montenegro | 8.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 50 | Poland | 8.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 51 | Qatar | 8.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 52 | El Salvador | 8.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 8.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 8.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 55 | Nauru | 8.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 56 | Bhutan | 8.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 7.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 7.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 59 | Türkiye | 7.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 7.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 62 | Lesotho | 7.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 63 | Mexico | 7.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 64 | Fiji | 7.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 65 | Venezuela | 7.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 66 | Colombia | 6.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 67 | Saint Lucia | 6.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 68 | Czech Republic | 6.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 69 | Latvia | 6.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 71 | Zambia | 6.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 6.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 73 | Gabon | 6.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 74 | Liberia | 6.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 75 | Namibia | 5.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 76 | Cambodia | 5.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 77 | Estonia | 5.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 78 | Belize | 5.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 5.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 80 | Djibouti | 5.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 81 | South Korea | 5.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 5.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 5.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 84 | Netherlands | 5.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 5.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 86 | Republic of the Congo | 5.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 87 | Malaysia | 5.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 88 | Jamaica | 5.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 89 | Rwanda | 5.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 90 | Guyana | 5.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 91 | Belgium | 4.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 92 | Mauritius | 4.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 93 | Romania | 4.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 4.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 95 | Ecuador | 4.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 96 | Finland | 4.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 97 | Libya | 4.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 98 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 99 | Angola | 4.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 100 | Iraq | 4.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 101 | Lithuania | 4.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 102 | Marshall Islands | 4.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 4.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 104 | Lebanon | 4.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 105 | Guinea | 4.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 106 | Malawi | 4.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 107 | Mozambique | 4.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 4.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 109 | Kenya | 4.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 110 | South Sudan | 4.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 112 | Honduras | 4.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 113 | Morocco | 4.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 114 | Uganda | 4.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 4.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 116 | Georgia | 4.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 117 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 118 | Tuvalu | 4.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 4.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 120 | Comoros | 3.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 121 | Haiti | 3.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 122 | Singapore | 3.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 123 | Benin | 3.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 124 | Guatemala | 3.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 125 | India | 3.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 126 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 127 | Suriname | 3.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 129 | Togo | 3.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 130 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 131 | Belarus | 3.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 3.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 133 | Germany | 3.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 134 | North Korea | 3.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 135 | Philippines | 3.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 136 | Maldives | 3.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 137 | Eritrea | 2.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 2.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 139 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 140 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 141 | Indonesia | 2.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 142 | Niger | 2.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 143 | Sudan | 2.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 144 | Chad | 2.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 145 | Somalia | 2.5% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 146 | Burundi | 2.4% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 2.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 148 | Madagascar | 2.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 149 | Kiribati | 2.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 150 | Pakistan | 2.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 151 | Senegal | 2.1% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 152 | Japan | 2.0% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 153 | Ghana | 1.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 154 | Nepal | 1.8% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 155 | Yemen | 1.7% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 156 | Mauritania | 1.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 157 | Nigeria | 1.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 158 | Bangladesh | 1.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 159 | Mali | 1.3% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 1.2% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% of children aged 0-59 months |
| 162 | Myanmar | 0.6% of children aged 0-59 months |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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