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

· higher is better · 163 countries

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory (GHO)WHO data terms — CC BY 4.0 asserted at data.who.int; CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO per WHO data policy (display tier, pending clearance)updated 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. 20Egypt, Arab Rep.11.2
  24. 20Ireland11.2
  25. 21China11.1
  26. 22Syrian Arab Republic11
  27. 23Panama10.9
  28. 23Seychelles10.9
  29. 23Brazil10.9
  30. 24Cuba10.6
  31. 24Jordan10.6
  32. 25Viet Nam10.5
  33. 26Eswatini10.2
  34. 27Kuwait10.1
  35. 27Malta10.1
  36. 28Kyrgyz Republic9.9
  37. 28Thailand9.9
  38. 28Bolivia9.9
  39. 29United States9.7
  40. 30Russian Federation9.5
  41. 30Tonga9.5
  42. 30Brunei Darussalam9.5
  43. 31Portugal9.4
  44. 31Samoa9.4
  45. 32Peru9
  46. 33West Bank and Gaza8.8
  47. 33Oman8.8
  48. 34Kazakhstan8.7
  49. 34Chile8.7
  50. 35Montenegro8.6
  51. 35Qatar8.6
  52. 35Poland8.6
  53. 36El Salvador8.5
  54. 37Saudi Arabia8.4
  55. 37Cabo Verde8.4
  56. 38Naoero8.2
  57. 39Bhutan8
  58. 40Costa Rica7.9
  59. 41United Kingdom7.8
  60. 42Turkiye7.7
  61. 43Lesotho7.5
  62. 43Dominican Republic7.5
  63. 43Equatorial Guinea7.5
  64. 44Mexico7.4
  65. 45Venezuela, RB7.3
  66. 45Fiji7.3
  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. 55Djibouti5.5
  81. 55Bulgaria5.5
  82. 55Vanuatu5.5
  83. 55Korea, Rep.5.5
  84. 55Uzbekistan5.5
  85. 56Sierra Leone5.4
  86. 56Netherlands5.4
  87. 57Malaysia5.3
  88. 57Congo, Rep.5.3
  89. 58Rwanda5.1
  90. 58Jamaica5.1
  91. 59Guyana5
  92. 60Belgium4.9
  93. 61Mauritius4.8
  94. 61Turkmenistan4.8
  95. 61Romania4.8
  96. 62Libya4.7
  97. 62Tanzania4.7
  98. 62Angola4.7
  99. 62Ecuador4.7
  100. 62Finland4.7
  101. 63Marshall Islands4.6
  102. 63Lithuania4.6
  103. 63Iraq4.6
  104. 63Tajikistan4.6
  105. 64Lebanon4.5
  106. 65Malawi4.4
  107. 65Mozambique4.4
  108. 65Guinea4.4
  109. 65Afghanistan4.4
  110. 66South Sudan4.3
  111. 66Kenya4.3
  112. 67Uganda4.2
  113. 67Morocco4.2
  114. 67Honduras4.2
  115. 67Congo, Dem. Rep.4.2
  116. 67Azerbaijan4.2
  117. 68Georgia4.1
  118. 68Moldova4.1
  119. 68Tuvalu4.1
  120. 69Zimbabwe4
  121. 70Haiti3.9
  122. 70Comoros3.9
  123. 71Singapore3.8
  124. 72Lao PDR3.7
  125. 72Suriname3.7
  126. 72India3.7
  127. 72Guatemala3.7
  128. 72Benin3.7
  129. 73Guinea-Bissau3.6
  130. 73Togo3.6
  131. 74Cote d'Ivoire3.5
  132. 75Belarus3.4
  133. 76Germany3.3
  134. 76Ethiopia3.3
  135. 76Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.3
  136. 76Philippines3.3
  137. 77Maldives3
  138. 78Eritrea2.8
  139. 78Burkina Faso2.8
  140. 79Gambia, The2.7
  141. 79Iran, Islamic Rep.2.7
  142. 80Indonesia2.6
  143. 80Niger2.6
  144. 80Sudan2.6
  145. 81Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.5
  146. 81Chad2.5
  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. 88Mauritania1.6
  158. 88Nigeria1.6
  159. 88Bangladesh1.6
  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