Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Asia
Western Asia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 6.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Asia is 6.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Asia peaked at 9.5 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.2 %, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 23rd of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 7.6 % | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 8 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.4 % | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8 % | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 9 % | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3 % | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.8 % | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5 % | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.5 % | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2 % | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.9 % | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5 % | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.2 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 % | 7.2 % | 9.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 % | 6.9 % | 9.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 % | 6.2 % | 6.7 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Asia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Asia was 6.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 % in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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