World | Prevalence of overweight (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards. Limitations and exceptions: Survey estimates come with levels of uncertainty due to both sampling error and non-sampling error (e.g., measurement technical error, recording error etc.,). The JME global estimates for overweight take into account estimates of sampling error around survey estimates. While non-sampling error cannot be accounted for or reviewed in full, when available, a data quality review of weight, height and age measurements from household surveys supports compilation of a time series that is comparable across countries and over time.
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The World Bank
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World | Prevalence of overweight (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
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2001 5.43733406
2002 5.53212357
2003 5.59870958
2004 5.61811161
2005 5.59993219
2006 5.56257057
2007 5.52478552
2008 5.49560404
2009 5.48008013
2010 5.47324133
2011 5.47567177
2012 5.48592043
2013 5.50036669
2014 5.51664829
2015 5.53295565
2016 5.54238319
2017 5.55075026
2018 5.55866337
2019 5.56376123
2020 5.569942
2021 5.57971001
2022 5.58662319

World | Prevalence of overweight (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards. Limitations and exceptions: Survey estimates come with levels of uncertainty due to both sampling error and non-sampling error (e.g., measurement technical error, recording error etc.,). The JME global estimates for overweight take into account estimates of sampling error around survey estimates. While non-sampling error cannot be accounted for or reviewed in full, when available, a data quality review of weight, height and age measurements from household surveys supports compilation of a time series that is comparable across countries and over time.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
World
Records
63
Source