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Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (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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League table

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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. 13Bosnia and Herzegovina13
  15. 13Barbados13
  16. 14Armenia12.9
  17. 15South Africa12.8
  18. 16Mongolia12.3
  19. 16North Macedonia12.3
  20. 17Serbia12.2
  21. 18Botswana11.5
  22. 19Canada11.4
  23. 20Egypt, Arab Rep.11.2
  24. 20Morocco11.2
  25. 20Ireland11.2
  26. 21China11.1
  27. 22Syrian Arab Republic11
  28. 23Seychelles10.9
  29. 23Panama10.9
  30. 23Brazil10.9
  31. 24Jordan10.6
  32. 24Cuba10.6
  33. 25Viet Nam10.5
  34. 26Eswatini10.2
  35. 27Kuwait10.1
  36. 27Malta10.1
  37. 28Kyrgyz Republic9.9
  38. 28Bolivia9.9
  39. 28Thailand9.9
  40. 29United States9.7
  41. 30Brunei Darussalam9.5
  42. 30Tonga9.5
  43. 30Russian Federation9.5
  44. 31Portugal9.4
  45. 31Samoa9.4
  46. 32Peru9
  47. 33West Bank and Gaza8.8
  48. 33Oman8.8
  49. 34Kazakhstan8.7
  50. 34Chile8.7
  51. 35Montenegro8.6
  52. 35Poland8.6
  53. 35Qatar8.6
  54. 36El Salvador8.5
  55. 37Cabo Verde8.4
  56. 37Saudi Arabia8.4
  57. 38Naoero8.2
  58. 39Bhutan8
  59. 40Costa Rica7.9
  60. 41United Kingdom7.8
  61. 42Turkiye7.7
  62. 43Dominican Republic7.5
  63. 43Equatorial Guinea7.5
  64. 43Lesotho7.5
  65. 44Mexico7.4
  66. 45Venezuela, RB7.3
  67. 45Fiji7.3
  68. 46Colombia6.8
  69. 46St. Lucia6.8
  70. 47Latvia6.6
  71. 47Czechia6.6
  72. 48Sao Tome and Principe6.4
  73. 49Zambia6.3
  74. 50Solomon Islands6.2
  75. 51Liberia6.1
  76. 51Gabon6.1
  77. 52Namibia5.8
  78. 53Cambodia5.7
  79. 54Estonia5.6
  80. 54Belize5.6
  81. 55Vanuatu5.5
  82. 55Korea, Rep.5.5
  83. 55Bulgaria5.5
  84. 55Djibouti5.5
  85. 55Uzbekistan5.5
  86. 56Netherlands5.4
  87. 56Sierra Leone5.4
  88. 57Congo, Rep.5.3
  89. 57Malaysia5.3
  90. 58Jamaica5.1
  91. 58Rwanda5.1
  92. 59Guyana5
  93. 60Belgium4.9
  94. 61Mauritius4.8
  95. 61Turkmenistan4.8
  96. 61Romania4.8
  97. 62Ecuador4.7
  98. 62Libya4.7
  99. 62Finland4.7
  100. 62Angola4.7
  101. 62Tanzania4.7
  102. 63Tajikistan4.6
  103. 63Marshall Islands4.6
  104. 63Lithuania4.6
  105. 63Iraq4.6
  106. 64Lebanon4.5
  107. 65Guinea4.4
  108. 65Mozambique4.4
  109. 65Afghanistan4.4
  110. 65Malawi4.4
  111. 66Kenya4.3
  112. 66South Sudan4.3
  113. 67Honduras4.2
  114. 67Congo, Dem. Rep.4.2
  115. 67Uganda4.2
  116. 67Azerbaijan4.2
  117. 68Moldova4.1
  118. 68Tuvalu4.1
  119. 68Georgia4.1
  120. 69Zimbabwe4
  121. 70Haiti3.9
  122. 70Comoros3.9
  123. 71Singapore3.8
  124. 72Lao PDR3.7
  125. 72Suriname3.7
  126. 72India3.7
  127. 72Benin3.7
  128. 72Guatemala3.7
  129. 73Togo3.6
  130. 73Guinea-Bissau3.6
  131. 74Cote d'Ivoire3.5
  132. 75Belarus3.4
  133. 76Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.3
  134. 76Ethiopia3.3
  135. 76Philippines3.3
  136. 76Germany3.3
  137. 77Maldives3
  138. 78Burkina Faso2.8
  139. 78Eritrea2.8
  140. 79Gambia, The2.7
  141. 79Iran, Islamic Rep.2.7
  142. 80Sudan2.6
  143. 80Indonesia2.6
  144. 80Niger2.6
  145. 81Chad2.5
  146. 81Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.5
  147. 82Burundi2.4
  148. 83Central African Republic2.3
  149. 83Madagascar2.3
  150. 84Kiribati2.1
  151. 84Pakistan2.1
  152. 84Senegal2.1
  153. 85Japan2
  154. 86Nepal1.8
  155. 86Ghana1.8
  156. 87Yemen, Rep.1.7
  157. 88Nigeria1.6
  158. 88Mauritania1.6
  159. 88Bangladesh1.6
  160. 89Mali1.3
  161. 90Timor-Leste1.2
  162. 91Sri Lanka0.9
  163. 92Myanmar0.6

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