Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) was 5.6 million No in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 5.6 million No for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 5.6 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4 million No, in 2015.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 4.3 million No | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.4 million No | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6 million No | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7 million No | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6 million No | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 million No | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4 million No | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.3 million No | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2 million No | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1 million No | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 million No | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1 million No | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3 million No | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.5 million No | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7 million No | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1 million No | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 5.6 million No | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5 million No | 4.2 million No | 4.7 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million No | 4 million No | 4.4 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 million No | 4.3 million No | 5.6 million No | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 5.6 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 million No in 2015.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled estimates) (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.