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Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates - Sex: both sexes

% · higher is better · 163 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Australia26.4%
  2. 2Papua New Guinea18.5%
  3. 3Turks and Caicos Islands18.3%
  4. 4Tunisia17.5%
  5. 5Albania16.7%
  6. 6Ukraine16%
  7. 7Paraguay15.4%
  8. 8Trinidad and Tobago15%
  9. 9Argentina14.3%
  10. 10Cameroon13.6%
  11. 11Greece13.5%
  12. 11Uruguay13.5%
  13. 12Algeria13.3%
  14. 13Barbados13%
  15. 13Bosnia and Herzegovina13%
  16. 14Armenia12.9%
  17. 15South Africa12.8%
  18. 16North Macedonia12.3%
  19. 16Mongolia12.3%
  20. 17Serbia12.2%
  21. 18Botswana11.5%
  22. 19Canada11.4%
  23. 20Ireland11.2%
  24. 20Egypt, Arab Rep.11.2%
  25. 21China11.1%
  26. 22Syrian Arab Republic11%
  27. 23Panama10.9%
  28. 23Seychelles10.9%
  29. 23Brazil10.9%
  30. 24Jordan10.6%
  31. 24Cuba10.6%
  32. 25Viet Nam10.5%
  33. 26Eswatini10.2%
  34. 27Malta10.1%
  35. 27Kuwait10.1%
  36. 28Kyrgyz Republic9.9%
  37. 28Thailand9.9%
  38. 28Bolivia9.9%
  39. 29United States9.7%
  40. 30Brunei Darussalam9.5%
  41. 30Russian Federation9.5%
  42. 30Tonga9.5%
  43. 31Portugal9.4%
  44. 31Samoa9.4%
  45. 32Peru9%
  46. 33Oman8.8%
  47. 33West Bank and Gaza8.8%
  48. 34Kazakhstan8.7%
  49. 34Chile8.7%
  50. 35Poland8.6%
  51. 35Montenegro8.6%
  52. 35Qatar8.6%
  53. 36El Salvador8.5%
  54. 37Cabo Verde8.4%
  55. 37Saudi Arabia8.4%
  56. 38Naoero8.2%
  57. 39Bhutan8%
  58. 40Costa Rica7.9%
  59. 41United Kingdom7.8%
  60. 42Turkiye7.7%
  61. 43Equatorial Guinea7.5%
  62. 43Dominican Republic7.5%
  63. 43Lesotho7.5%
  64. 44Mexico7.4%
  65. 45Fiji7.3%
  66. 45Venezuela, RB7.3%
  67. 46Colombia6.8%
  68. 46St. Lucia6.8%
  69. 47Latvia6.6%
  70. 47Czechia6.6%
  71. 48Sao Tome and Principe6.4%
  72. 49Zambia6.3%
  73. 50Solomon Islands6.2%
  74. 51Liberia6.1%
  75. 51Gabon6.1%
  76. 52Namibia5.8%
  77. 53Cambodia5.7%
  78. 54Estonia5.6%
  79. 54Belize5.6%
  80. 55Korea, Rep.5.5%
  81. 55Bulgaria5.5%
  82. 55Djibouti5.5%
  83. 55Uzbekistan5.5%
  84. 55Vanuatu5.5%
  85. 56Netherlands5.4%
  86. 56Sierra Leone5.4%
  87. 57Malaysia5.3%
  88. 57Congo, Rep.5.3%
  89. 58Rwanda5.1%
  90. 58Jamaica5.1%
  91. 59Guyana5%
  92. 60Belgium4.9%
  93. 61Mauritius4.8%
  94. 61Romania4.8%
  95. 61Turkmenistan4.8%
  96. 62Finland4.7%
  97. 62Ecuador4.7%
  98. 62Angola4.7%
  99. 62Libya4.7%
  100. 62Tanzania4.7%
  101. 63Lithuania4.6%
  102. 63Tajikistan4.6%
  103. 63Marshall Islands4.6%
  104. 63Iraq4.6%
  105. 64Lebanon4.5%
  106. 65Afghanistan4.4%
  107. 65Guinea4.4%
  108. 65Malawi4.4%
  109. 65Mozambique4.4%
  110. 66Kenya4.3%
  111. 66South Sudan4.3%
  112. 67Morocco4.2%
  113. 67Congo, Dem. Rep.4.2%
  114. 67Azerbaijan4.2%
  115. 67Honduras4.2%
  116. 67Uganda4.2%
  117. 68Tuvalu4.1%
  118. 68Georgia4.1%
  119. 68Moldova4.1%
  120. 69Zimbabwe4%
  121. 70Haiti3.9%
  122. 70Comoros3.9%
  123. 71Singapore3.8%
  124. 72Benin3.7%
  125. 72Guatemala3.7%
  126. 72India3.7%
  127. 72Suriname3.7%
  128. 72Lao PDR3.7%
  129. 73Guinea-Bissau3.6%
  130. 73Togo3.6%
  131. 74Cote d'Ivoire3.5%
  132. 75Belarus3.4%
  133. 76Ethiopia3.3%
  134. 76Germany3.3%
  135. 76Philippines3.3%
  136. 76Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.3%
  137. 77Maldives3%
  138. 78Burkina Faso2.8%
  139. 78Eritrea2.8%
  140. 79Gambia, The2.7%
  141. 79Iran, Islamic Rep.2.7%
  142. 80Indonesia2.6%
  143. 80Niger2.6%
  144. 80Sudan2.6%
  145. 81Chad2.5%
  146. 81Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.5%
  147. 82Burundi2.4%
  148. 83Madagascar2.3%
  149. 83Central African Republic2.3%
  150. 84Kiribati2.1%
  151. 84Pakistan2.1%
  152. 84Senegal2.1%
  153. 85Japan2%
  154. 86Ghana1.8%
  155. 86Nepal1.8%
  156. 87Yemen, Rep.1.7%
  157. 88Bangladesh1.6%
  158. 88Nigeria1.6%
  159. 88Mauritania1.6%
  160. 89Mali1.3%
  161. 90Timor-Leste1.2%
  162. 91Sri Lanka0.9%
  163. 92Myanmar0.6%

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates - Sex: both sexes