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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) - Both sexes

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

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) - Both sexes