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Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.6Percentage
Median: 5.6Percentage
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
Ukraine
26.5Percentage
Lowest
Sri Lanka
0.5Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Ukraine26.5Percentage
2Australia22.0Percentage
3Turks and Caicos Islands18.2Percentage
4Syrian Arab Republic17.9Percentage
5Bosnia and Herzegovina17.4Percentage
By Region
Oceania22.0Percentage(1 countries)
South America8.6Percentage(7 countries)
North America8.0Percentage(4 countries)
Europe7.9Percentage(17 countries)
Africa6.7Percentage(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5Percentage)High (26.5Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.6Percentage)
Oceania (1)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (17)
Africa (9)
Other (104)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 26.5Percentage |
| 2 | Australia | 22.0Percentage |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.2Percentage |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.9Percentage |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.4Percentage |
| 6 | Tunisia | 17.2Percentage |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 16.9Percentage |
| 8 | Albania | 16.4Percentage |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 13.7Percentage |
| 10 | Armenia | 13.7Percentage |
| 11 | Greece | 13.6Percentage |
| 12 | Mongolia | 12.8Percentage |
| 13 | Algeria | 12.8Percentage |
| 14 | Morocco | 12.7Percentage |
| 15 | Paraguay | 12.4Percentage |
| 16 | Argentina | 12.4Percentage |
| 17 | Barbados | 12.2Percentage |
| 18 | South Africa | 11.8Percentage |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 11.6Percentage |
| 20 | Panama | 11.5Percentage |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.4Percentage |
| 22 | Uruguay | 11.4Percentage |
| 23 | Tonga | 11.2Percentage |
| 24 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.2Percentage |
| 25 | Cameroon | 11.0Percentage |
| 26 | Serbia | 10.9Percentage |
| 27 | Thailand | 10.9Percentage |
| 28 | Ireland | 10.5Percentage |
| 29 | Canada | 10.4Percentage |
| 30 | Cuba | 10.3Percentage |
| 31 | Seychelles | 10.2Percentage |
| 32 | Malta | 10.1Percentage |
| 33 | Egypt | 10.1Percentage |
| 34 | Bolivia | 10.1Percentage |
| 35 | Qatar | 10.0Percentage |
| 36 | Botswana | 10.0Percentage |
| 37 | Eswatini | 9.8Percentage |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.7Percentage |
| 39 | Brazil | 9.6Percentage |
| 40 | United States of America | 9.5Percentage |
| 41 | Vietnam | 9.4Percentage |
| 42 | Chile | 9.3Percentage |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 9.3Percentage |
| 44 | Jordan | 9.2Percentage |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.8Percentage |
| 46 | Samoa | 8.7Percentage |
| 47 | State of Palestine | 8.6Percentage |
| 48 | People's Republic of China | 8.5Percentage |
| 49 | El Salvador | 8.3Percentage |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 8.3Percentage |
| 51 | Romania | 8.3Percentage |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.3Percentage |
| 53 | Nauru | 8.2Percentage |
| 54 | Kuwait | 8.1Percentage |
| 55 | Türkiye | 8.1Percentage |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 7.7Percentage |
| 57 | Fiji | 7.7Percentage |
| 58 | Lesotho | 7.7Percentage |
| 59 | Poland | 7.7Percentage |
| 60 | Bhutan | 7.6Percentage |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 7.5Percentage |
| 62 | Peru | 7.5Percentage |
| 63 | Bahrain | 7.5Percentage |
| 64 | Montenegro | 7.3Percentage |
| 65 | Belize | 7.3Percentage |
| 66 | Mexico | 7.1Percentage |
| 67 | Portugal | 7.1Percentage |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 6.9Percentage |
| 69 | Guyana | 6.5Percentage |
| 70 | Latvia | 6.5Percentage |
| 71 | Mauritius | 6.5Percentage |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 6.5Percentage |
| 73 | Venezuela | 6.4Percentage |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 6.3Percentage |
| 75 | South Korea | 6.2Percentage |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 6.1Percentage |
| 77 | Iraq | 6.1Percentage |
| 78 | Georgia | 6.0Percentage |
| 79 | South Sudan | 6.0Percentage |
| 80 | Republic of the Congo | 5.9Percentage |
| 81 | Colombia | 5.7Percentage |
| 82 | Jamaica | 5.7Percentage |
| 83 | Malaysia | 5.6Percentage |
| 84 | Rwanda | 5.6Percentage |
| 85 | Belgium | 5.4Percentage |
| 86 | Zambia | 5.2Percentage |
| 87 | Estonia | 5.0Percentage |
| 88 | Gabon | 5.0Percentage |
| 89 | Guatemala | 4.9Percentage |
| 90 | Maldives | 4.9Percentage |
| 91 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.9Percentage |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 4.9Percentage |
| 93 | Czech Republic | 4.6Percentage |
| 94 | Libya | 4.6Percentage |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 4.6Percentage |
| 96 | Ecuador | 4.5Percentage |
| 97 | Honduras | 4.5Percentage |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.5Percentage |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 4.5Percentage |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 4.5Percentage |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 4.5Percentage |
| 102 | Lebanon | 4.4Percentage |
| 103 | Liberia | 4.4Percentage |
| 104 | Malawi | 4.4Percentage |
| 105 | Finland | 4.3Percentage |
| 106 | Indonesia | 4.3Percentage |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 4.3Percentage |
| 108 | Djibouti | 4.2Percentage |
| 109 | Oman | 4.2Percentage |
| 110 | Tuvalu | 4.2Percentage |
| 111 | Cambodia | 4.1Percentage |
| 112 | Lithuania | 4.1Percentage |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 4.1Percentage |
| 114 | Comoros | 4.0Percentage |
| 115 | Namibia | 4.0Percentage |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 4.0Percentage |
| 117 | Haiti | 3.9Percentage |
| 118 | Philippines | 3.9Percentage |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.8Percentage |
| 120 | Netherlands | 3.8Percentage |
| 121 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.7Percentage |
| 122 | India | 3.5Percentage |
| 123 | Suriname | 3.5Percentage |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.4Percentage |
| 125 | Kenya | 3.4Percentage |
| 126 | Uganda | 3.4Percentage |
| 127 | Angola | 3.4Percentage |
| 128 | Guinea | 3.3Percentage |
| 129 | Mozambique | 3.2Percentage |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 3.1Percentage |
| 131 | Belarus | 3.0Percentage |
| 132 | Somalia | 3.0Percentage |
| 133 | Sudan | 3.0Percentage |
| 134 | Benin | 2.9Percentage |
| 135 | Germany | 2.9Percentage |
| 136 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.9Percentage |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.8Percentage |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 2.8Percentage |
| 139 | Pakistan | 2.5Percentage |
| 140 | Singapore | 2.5Percentage |
| 141 | Ethiopia | 2.3Percentage |
| 142 | North Korea | 2.3Percentage |
| 143 | Chad | 2.2Percentage |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2Percentage |
| 145 | Eritrea | 2.1Percentage |
| 146 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.1Percentage |
| 147 | Kiribati | 2.1Percentage |
| 148 | Ghana | 2.0Percentage |
| 149 | Madagascar | 1.9Percentage |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 1.6Percentage |
| 151 | Burundi | 1.5Percentage |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 1.5Percentage |
| 153 | Nigeria | 1.5Percentage |
| 154 | Togo | 1.5Percentage |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 1.5Percentage |
| 156 | Yemen | 1.5Percentage |
| 157 | Japan | 1.4Percentage |
| 158 | Mali | 1.4Percentage |
| 159 | Nepal | 1.3Percentage |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 1.3Percentage |
| 161 | Niger | 1.2Percentage |
| 162 | Senegal | 1.1Percentage |
| 163 | Mauritania | 1.0Percentage |
| 164 | Myanmar | 0.8Percentage |
| 165 | Sri Lanka | 0.5Percentage |
Showing 165 of 165 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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