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Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (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. 1Australia27.8
  2. 2Papua New Guinea19.5
  3. 3Turks and Caicos Islands19.4
  4. 4Tunisia18.5
  5. 5Albania17.7
  6. 6Ukraine16.9
  7. 7Paraguay16.3
  8. 8Trinidad and Tobago15.9
  9. 9Argentina15.1
  10. 10Cameroon14.4
  11. 11Greece14.3
  12. 11Uruguay14.3
  13. 12Algeria14.1
  14. 13Bosnia and Herzegovina13.8
  15. 13Barbados13.8
  16. 14South Africa13.6
  17. 14Armenia13.6
  18. 15Mongolia13.1
  19. 16North Macedonia13
  20. 16Serbia13
  21. 17Botswana12.2
  22. 18Canada12.1
  23. 19Morocco11.9
  24. 19Ireland11.9
  25. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.11.9
  26. 20China11.8
  27. 21Syrian Arab Republic11.7
  28. 22Brazil11.6
  29. 22Seychelles11.6
  30. 23Panama11.5
  31. 24Jordan11.3
  32. 25Cuba11.2
  33. 25Viet Nam11.2
  34. 26Eswatini10.9
  35. 27Malta10.8
  36. 28Kuwait10.7
  37. 29Bolivia10.5
  38. 29Kyrgyz Republic10.5
  39. 29Thailand10.5
  40. 30United States10.3
  41. 31Brunei Darussalam10.1
  42. 31Russian Federation10.1
  43. 31Tonga10.1
  44. 32Portugal10
  45. 32Samoa10
  46. 33Peru9.6
  47. 34West Bank and Gaza9.4
  48. 35Chile9.3
  49. 35Kazakhstan9.3
  50. 35Oman9.3
  51. 36Qatar9.2
  52. 36Montenegro9.2
  53. 37Poland9.1
  54. 38Saudi Arabia9
  55. 38El Salvador9
  56. 39Cabo Verde8.9
  57. 40Naoero8.7
  58. 41Bhutan8.5
  59. 42Costa Rica8.4
  60. 43United Kingdom8.3
  61. 44Turkiye8.2
  62. 45Equatorial Guinea8
  63. 45Lesotho8
  64. 45Dominican Republic8
  65. 46Mexico7.9
  66. 47Venezuela, RB7.8
  67. 47Fiji7.8
  68. 48Colombia7.2
  69. 48St. Lucia7.2
  70. 49Latvia7.1
  71. 50Czechia7
  72. 51Sao Tome and Principe6.8
  73. 51Zambia6.8
  74. 52Solomon Islands6.6
  75. 53Gabon6.5
  76. 53Liberia6.5
  77. 54Namibia6.2
  78. 55Cambodia6.1
  79. 56Belize6
  80. 57Uzbekistan5.9
  81. 57Vanuatu5.9
  82. 57Korea, Rep.5.9
  83. 57Estonia5.9
  84. 58Djibouti5.8
  85. 58Netherlands5.8
  86. 58Sierra Leone5.8
  87. 58Bulgaria5.8
  88. 59Congo, Rep.5.7
  89. 60Malaysia5.6
  90. 61Rwanda5.4
  91. 61Jamaica5.4
  92. 62Guyana5.3
  93. 63Belgium5.2
  94. 64Turkmenistan5.1
  95. 64Finland5.1
  96. 64Romania5.1
  97. 64Tanzania5.1
  98. 64Angola5.1
  99. 64Mauritius5.1
  100. 65Libya5
  101. 65Ecuador5
  102. 66Tajikistan4.9
  103. 66Marshall Islands4.9
  104. 66Lithuania4.9
  105. 66Iraq4.9
  106. 67Malawi4.8
  107. 67Lebanon4.8
  108. 68Afghanistan4.7
  109. 68Guinea4.7
  110. 68Mozambique4.7
  111. 69Kenya4.6
  112. 70Uganda4.5
  113. 70Honduras4.5
  114. 70South Sudan4.5
  115. 70Azerbaijan4.5
  116. 71Congo, Dem. Rep.4.4
  117. 71Georgia4.4
  118. 72Moldova4.3
  119. 72Tuvalu4.3
  120. 73Haiti4.2
  121. 73Comoros4.2
  122. 73Zimbabwe4.2
  123. 74Singapore4.1
  124. 75Guatemala4
  125. 75Suriname4
  126. 75Benin4
  127. 75Lao PDR4
  128. 76India3.9
  129. 76Guinea-Bissau3.9
  130. 77Togo3.8
  131. 77Cote d'Ivoire3.8
  132. 78Belarus3.6
  133. 78Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.6
  134. 78Ethiopia3.6
  135. 79Germany3.5
  136. 79Philippines3.5
  137. 80Maldives3.3
  138. 81Burkina Faso3
  139. 82Iran, Islamic Rep.2.9
  140. 82Gambia, The2.9
  141. 82Eritrea2.9
  142. 83Sudan2.8
  143. 83Niger2.8
  144. 83Indonesia2.8
  145. 84Chad2.6
  146. 84Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.6
  147. 85Madagascar2.5
  148. 85Burundi2.5
  149. 86Central African Republic2.4
  150. 87Kiribati2.3
  151. 87Senegal2.3
  152. 88Pakistan2.2
  153. 89Japan2.1
  154. 90Nepal1.9
  155. 90Ghana1.9
  156. 91Yemen, Rep.1.8
  157. 92Mauritania1.7
  158. 92Nigeria1.7
  159. 92Bangladesh1.7
  160. 93Mali1.4
  161. 94Timor-Leste1.3
  162. 95Sri Lanka1
  163. 96Myanmar0.7

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