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Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)

· higher is better · 163 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Australia25
  2. 2Papua New Guinea17.3
  3. 3Turks and Caicos Islands17.2
  4. 4Tunisia16.4
  5. 5Albania15.6
  6. 6Ukraine15
  7. 7Paraguay14.4
  8. 8Trinidad and Tobago14
  9. 9Argentina13.4
  10. 10Cameroon12.7
  11. 11Greece12.6
  12. 11Uruguay12.6
  13. 12Algeria12.5
  14. 13Barbados12.2
  15. 13Bosnia and Herzegovina12.2
  16. 14Armenia12
  17. 14South Africa12
  18. 15North Macedonia11.5
  19. 15Mongolia11.5
  20. 16Serbia11.4
  21. 17Botswana10.7
  22. 18Canada10.6
  23. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.10.5
  24. 20Morocco10.4
  25. 20China10.4
  26. 20Ireland10.4
  27. 21Syrian Arab Republic10.3
  28. 22Seychelles10.2
  29. 22Brazil10.2
  30. 23Panama10.1
  31. 24Jordan9.9
  32. 25Cuba9.8
  33. 25Viet Nam9.8
  34. 26Eswatini9.5
  35. 26Malta9.5
  36. 27Kuwait9.4
  37. 28Kyrgyz Republic9.2
  38. 28Bolivia9.2
  39. 28Thailand9.2
  40. 29United States9
  41. 30Russian Federation8.9
  42. 31Tonga8.8
  43. 31Samoa8.8
  44. 31Brunei Darussalam8.8
  45. 32Portugal8.7
  46. 33Peru8.4
  47. 34Oman8.2
  48. 34West Bank and Gaza8.2
  49. 35Kazakhstan8.1
  50. 35Chile8.1
  51. 36Montenegro8
  52. 36Poland8
  53. 36Qatar8
  54. 37El Salvador7.9
  55. 37Saudi Arabia7.9
  56. 38Cabo Verde7.8
  57. 39Naoero7.6
  58. 40Bhutan7.4
  59. 41United Kingdom7.3
  60. 41Costa Rica7.3
  61. 42Turkiye7.2
  62. 43Dominican Republic7
  63. 43Equatorial Guinea7
  64. 43Lesotho7
  65. 44Mexico6.9
  66. 45Fiji6.8
  67. 45Venezuela, RB6.8
  68. 46St. Lucia6.3
  69. 46Colombia6.3
  70. 47Latvia6.2
  71. 48Czechia6.1
  72. 49Sao Tome and Principe6
  73. 50Zambia5.9
  74. 51Solomon Islands5.8
  75. 52Gabon5.7
  76. 52Liberia5.7
  77. 53Namibia5.4
  78. 54Cambodia5.3
  79. 54Belize5.3
  80. 55Estonia5.2
  81. 56Korea, Rep.5.1
  82. 56Bulgaria5.1
  83. 56Djibouti5.1
  84. 56Sierra Leone5.1
  85. 56Uzbekistan5.1
  86. 56Vanuatu5.1
  87. 57Netherlands5
  88. 58Congo, Rep.4.9
  89. 58Malaysia4.9
  90. 59Jamaica4.7
  91. 59Rwanda4.7
  92. 60Guyana4.6
  93. 60Belgium4.6
  94. 61Romania4.5
  95. 62Turkmenistan4.4
  96. 62Tanzania4.4
  97. 62Ecuador4.4
  98. 62Finland4.4
  99. 62Libya4.4
  100. 62Angola4.4
  101. 62Mauritius4.4
  102. 63Iraq4.3
  103. 63Lithuania4.3
  104. 63Marshall Islands4.3
  105. 63Tajikistan4.3
  106. 64Lebanon4.2
  107. 65Afghanistan4.1
  108. 65Malawi4.1
  109. 65Mozambique4.1
  110. 65Guinea4.1
  111. 66Kenya4
  112. 66South Sudan4
  113. 67Uganda3.9
  114. 67Azerbaijan3.9
  115. 67Honduras3.9
  116. 67Congo, Dem. Rep.3.9
  117. 68Moldova3.8
  118. 68Georgia3.8
  119. 68Tuvalu3.8
  120. 69Zimbabwe3.7
  121. 69Comoros3.7
  122. 70Haiti3.6
  123. 71Benin3.5
  124. 71Guatemala3.5
  125. 71Singapore3.5
  126. 71Suriname3.5
  127. 72Lao PDR3.4
  128. 72India3.4
  129. 73Cote d'Ivoire3.3
  130. 73Guinea-Bissau3.3
  131. 73Togo3.3
  132. 74Belarus3.2
  133. 75Ethiopia3.1
  134. 75Germany3.1
  135. 75Philippines3.1
  136. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.1
  137. 76Maldives2.8
  138. 77Burkina Faso2.6
  139. 77Eritrea2.6
  140. 78Iran, Islamic Rep.2.5
  141. 78Gambia, The2.5
  142. 79Indonesia2.4
  143. 79Niger2.4
  144. 79Sudan2.4
  145. 80Chad2.3
  146. 80Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.3
  147. 81Burundi2.2
  148. 81Madagascar2.2
  149. 82Central African Republic2.1
  150. 83Kiribati2
  151. 83Senegal2
  152. 84Pakistan1.9
  153. 85Japan1.8
  154. 86Ghana1.7
  155. 87Yemen, Rep.1.6
  156. 87Nepal1.6
  157. 88Nigeria1.5
  158. 88Bangladesh1.5
  159. 88Mauritania1.5
  160. 89Mali1.2
  161. 90Timor-Leste1.1
  162. 91Sri Lanka0.8
  163. 92Myanmar0.6

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)