Prevalence of child overweight, including obesity (%)

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CountryYearAreaAgeBoysGirlsAll childrenCut-offs
Afghanistan2014National13-1715.6012.7014.20WHO
Albania2015-2017National823.0017.00-WHO
Algeria2011National13-1510.9016.3013.70WHO 2007
American Samoa2011National14-1860.7059.80-CDC
Argentina2018National13-1539.1027.8033.10WHO
Armenia2018-2020National729.9024.7027.50WHO 2007
Aruba2012Subnational12-1839.9038.7039.40CDC
Australia2022-2023National5-1729.3025.9027.80IOTF
Austria2018-2020National825.5025.1025.30WHO 2007
Azerbaijan2006National15-19-11.30-WHO 2007
Azores (Pt.)2019--35.90WHO
Bahamas2013National13-1542.0047.1044.70WHO
Bahrain2016National13-1739.3038.0038.60WHO
Bangladesh2018-2019National10-196.048.037.02WHO
Barbados2011National13-1532.1031.8031.90WHO
Belgium20182-1717.3020.2018.80IOTF
Belize2018Regional--32.90WHO
Belize2011National13-1532.3039.1035.80WHO
Benin2016National13-177.0016.309.70WHO
Bhutan2016National13-177.9014.5011.40WHO
Bolivia2012National13-1518.5024.9021.70WHO
Bosnia and Herzegovina2008-2009Regional6-188.0010.709.30CDC
Botswana2002-2003National12-1814.8018.8017.30WHO
Brazil2019National15-1716.0022.9019.40WHO
British Virgin Islands2009National13-1535.8037.8036.90Other
Brunei Darussalam2019National13-1738.1033.2035.60WHO
Bulgaria2018-2020National732.0028.9030.50WHO 2007
Burkina Faso2021National15-19-9.30-WHO
Burkina Faso2020Regional11-1513.0018.0016.00WHO
Burundi2010-2011National15-19-7.10-WHO 2007
Cabo Verde2001-2002National--8.50WHO
Cambodia2021-2022National15-19-6.40-WHO 2007
Cambodia2013National13-173.703.703.70WHO
Cameroon2013Regional3-1311.8013.2012.50IOTF
Canada2017National5-1727.7030.1028.90WHO
Canary Islands (Sp.)2015National2-1726.7727.0326.90
Cayman Islands2009-2010--33.90CDC
Chad2014-2015National15-19-6.10-WHO 2007
Chile2013National13-1739.8044.0041.90WHO
China2015National7-1821.9015.5018.80IOTF
Colombia2018Urban5-1735.4028.8032.10
Comoros2012National15-19-16.40-WHO 2007
Congo2011-2012National15-19-6.70-WHO 2007
Cook Islands2015National13-1759.7067.5063.70WHO
Costa Rica2016National6-1235.7032.2034.00WHO
Cote d'Ivoire2021National15-19-17.80-WHO
Cote d'Ivoire2010Regional6-183.1913.259.00Other
Croatia2018-2020National836.8033.2035.00WHO 2007
Cyprus2018-2020National947.9039.0043.30WHO 2007
Czechia201810-1726.7015.3021.00WHO
Democratic Republic of Congo2013-2014National15-19-9.10-WHO 2007
Democratic Republic of Congo2010-2013Regional6-174.208.706.50WHO
Denmark2018-2020National718.4019.1018.70WHO 2007
Djibouti2007National13-1513.4020.5016.30WHO
Dominica2009National13-1523.7025.9024.80WHO
Dominican Republic2016National13-1725.4030.9028.20WHO
Ecuador2018National5-1137.8132.8735.40
Egypt2018-2020National6-1118.1025.8021.80WHO 2007
El Salvador2015-2016National6-1022.5023.8023.10IOTF
England2019National2-1532.0027.9030.00Other
Estonia2018-2020National727.1025.0025.70WHO 2007
Eswatini2013National13-177.8022.3015.70WHO
Ethiopia2016Regional11-1520.9020.3020.50CDC
Federated States of Micronesia2016-2018National15-1929.0041.3035.40
Fiji2015National5-147.606.607.20WHO
Finland2018-2020National834.4029.3031.90WHO 2007
France2016National7-914.4018.7016.50IOTF
French Polynesia2015National13-1744.4042.1043.20WHO
Gabon2019-2021National15-194.7017.3010.90WHO
Gambia2014Urban13-152.105.704.30CDC
Georgia2018-2020National731.0025.4028.30WHO 2007
Germany2018-2020Regional828.2023.5025.90WHO 2007
Ghana2014National15-192.1010.90-WHO 2007
Gibraltar (UK)19985-1232.3032.2032.20IOTF
Greece2018-2020National743.9040.4042.10WHO
Greenland2011National612.7019.1015.80IOTF
Grenada2014National--3.93BMI-for-age Z-score
Grenada2012-2013National11-1412.2022.7017.60CDC
Guam2013-2014National4-1941.6036.1038.80CDC
Guatemala2017National--24.40WHO 2007
Guatemala2015National13-1728.6029.2026.80WHO
Guernsey2022National--17.70UK90
Guernsey2022National--26.70UK90
Guinea2012National15-19-11.40-WHO 2007
Guyana2010National13-1514.6015.9015.30WHO
Haiti2012National15-19-6.90-WHO 2007
Honduras2011-2012National15-19-23.80-WHO 2007
Hong Kong2015Regional - 2 regions and 5 schools9-1223.5016.3019.90IOTF
Hungary2018-2020National729.7029.9029.80WHO 2007
Iceland1998Subnational922.0025.50-IOTF
India2016-2018National10-195.004.905.00WHO
Indonesia2018National5-1221.1018.9020.00Other
Iran2015National7-1821.2020.5020.80WHO
Iraq2013-2014Regional15-1827.3023.5025.20IOTF
Ireland2018-2020National723.8024.4024.10WHO 2007
Israel2018-2020National719.5019.2019.40WHO 2007
Italy2019National8-929.9029.7029.80IOTF
Jamaica2018Regional--39.10WHO
Jamaica2017National13-1720.0026.4023.30WHO
Japan2019National6-1410.504.907.90Other
Jersey2022-2023National4-524.0024.0023.00UK90
Jordan2015-2016National6-1734.2030.1032.20WHO
Kazakhstan2018-2020National824.1018.1021.10WHO 2007
Kenya2022National15-192.2013.207.80WHO 2007
Kiribati2011National13-1731.9046.4039.80WHO
Kosovo2019-2020National0-55.906.205.90Other
Kuwait2019National15-1854.3044.6049.40International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age- and sex-specific BMI
Kyrgyzstan2015-2017National711.009.00-
Laos2015National13-1710.6011.3011.00WHO
Latvia2018-2020National725.0022.5023.80WHO 2007
Lebanon2017National13-1730.2019.7024.60WHO
Lesotho2014National15-192.3019.80-WHO 2007
Liberia2013National15-19-8.70-WHO 2007
Libya2013-2014Regional15-1823.8026.1025.20IOTF
Liechtenstein2018National--15.60IOTF
Lithuania2019-2020National7-1724.8922.1923.57Other
Luxembourg2017-2018National1524.0020.00-WHO
Madagascar2008-2009National15-19-1.20-WHO 2007
Madeira (Pt.)2019--31.60WHO
Malawi2015-2016National15-19-10.10-WHO 2007
Malawi2009National13-153.608.606.00WHO
Malaysia2019National5-1733.2026.2029.80WHO
Maldives2014National13-1717.8013.7015.80WHO
Mali2012-2013National15-19-8.90-WHO 2007
Malta2018-2020National734.9031.1033.00WHO 2007
Marshall Islands2020National--20.40
Marshall Islands2017-2018Regional4-1615.4011.3013.30CDC
Martinique2003National5-615.1422.0918.59
Mauritania2010National13-1517.6028.0022.50WHO
Mauritius2017National13-1726.6023.2024.80WHO
Mexico2021National12-1944.5041.4042.90WHO 2007
Mongolia2013National13-179.7010.5010.10WHO
Montenegro2018-2020National733.9028.1031.10WHO 2007
Morocco2016National13-1712.7017.8016.00WHO
Mozambique2011National15-19-9.40-WHO 2007
Myanmar2017-2018National10-14-5.20-WHO
Myanmar2016National13-177.208.007.60BMI-for-age-sex
Namibia2013National13-175.108.406.90WHO
Nauru2011National13-1540.0048.9044.50WHO
Nepal2022National15-19-5.80-WHO 2007
Nepal2016National15-194.604.80-WHO 2007
Netherlands2023National4-1211.0011.8011.30IOTF
New Caledonia2018National--30.00IOTF
New Zealand2022-2023National2-1433.8032.8033.30IOTF
Nicaragua2001National15-19-26.30-WHO 2007
Niger201215-19-4.20-WHO 2007
Nigeria2013National15-19-7.70-WHO 2007
Nigeria2012Regional10-1718.6027.0023.20WHO
Niue2019National13-1766.1068.4067.50WHO
North Macedonia2018-2020National731.8031.4031.60WHO 2007
Northern Ireland2019-2020National2-1524.5026.5025.40IOTF
Norway2017National1315.5016.1015.80IOTF
Oman2015National13-1728.1029.8029.80WHO
Pakistan2021National9-179.9012.7011.20CDC US 2000 BMI charts
Palestine2017Regional6-1231.6028.9030.20CDC
Panama2019National5-937.3036.0036.70WHO
Paraguay2017National13-1725.2024.3024.70WHO
Peru2013-2014National5-1337.8026.2032.20WHO
Philippines2019National13-1713.5011.7013.10WHO
Poland2018-2020National835.9028.6032.60WHO 2007
Portugal2019National6-829.6029.5029.60WHO
Puerto Rico2010-20111243.4039.7041.50CDC
Qatar2015-2016National5-1944.9040.4042.70WHO
Romania2018-2020National832.9030.5031.70WHO 2007
Russian Federation2018-2020Regional (Moscow)723.9022.5023.20WHO 2007
Rwanda2014-2015National15-190.6016.10-WHO 2007
Saint Kitts and Nevis2011National13-1532.6032.5032.50WHO
Saint Lucia2006-2007National5-615.2018.7017.00IOTF
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2018National13-1724.7033.7029.40WHO
Samoa2017National13-1752.4063.9058.50WHO
San Marino2016National839.0032.00-WHO
Sao Tome and Principe2019National0-55.603.404.50Other
Saudi Arabia2020-2022National6-1923.3019.2021.10Other
Scotland2022National2-1534.0032.0031.0085th/95th Centile
Senegal2010-2011National15-190.907.10-WHO 2007
Serbia2019National--29.50Not available
Serbia2019National--30.00IOTF
Serbia2018-2020National735.3027.1031.30WHO 2007
Seychelles2019National9-1628.1035.60-IOTF
Sierra Leone2017National13-179.1013.1011.10WHO
Singapore2017National--13.00Other
Singapore19931025.5017.6021.70IOTF
Slovakia2018-2020National728.3025.9027.10WHO 2007
Slovenia2018National7-1824.8021.70-IOTF
Solomon Islands2011National13-1517.6022.4020.00WHO
South Africa2012National2-1416.2023.6019.90IOTF
South Korea2017National6-1825.0022.2023.70Other
Spain2022National8-1636.9030.0033.40WHO
Sri Lanka2022National5-96.007.206.70WHO
Sudan2016Regional--6.20WHO
Sudan2014-2015Regional5-1221.3041.6031.50WHO
Suriname2016National13-1725.9027.4026.70WHO
Sweden2018-2020National731.7030.5031.10WHO 2007
Switzerland2017-2018National6-1217.1014.7015.90CDC
Syrian Arab Republic2010-2011Regional15-1827.0025.4026.20IOTF
Taiwan2006-2007National--22.00IOTF
Taiwan2001National6-1826.8016.6021.90IOTF
Tajikistan2018-2020National76.705.506.10WHO
Tanzania2019Regional9-1114.0016.0015.00WHO
Thailand2021National13-1730.7020.80-BMI-for-age-sex
Timor-Leste2015National13-173.904.904.40WHO
Togo2015Urban8-175.908.107.10IOTF
Tonga2017National13-1748.2063.3055.70WHO
Trinidad and Tobago2017National13-1731.1033.4032.30WHO
Tunisia2012-2013National6-1113.6016.8015.30IOTF
Turkey2016-2017National727.0025.00-WHO
Turkmenistan2017National712.0011.00-WHO
Turks and Caicos Islands2019-2020NationalM: 0-5; F: 0-614.5021.2018.20WHO
Tuvalu2013National13-1544.3052.2048.30WHO
Uganda2011National15-190.8015.60-WHO 2007
Ukraine2018-2019National7-1726.0013.90-WHO 2007
United Arab Emirates2018-2019National--34.70CDC
United Arab Emirates2016National13-1742.1034.8038.40WHO
United States2017-2018National5-1734.5038.0036.20IOTF
Uruguay2019National13-1733.7033.5033.60WHO
Uzbekistan2021-2022National0-55.203.704.50WHO
Vanuatu2016National13-1712.1016.5014.30WHO
Venezuela1976-1982National1522.4014.8018.50IOTF
Vietnam2018National11-1427.5017.6022.50IOTF
Wales2018-2019National4-527.2026.6027.00Other
Wallis and Futuna2015National13-1759.4066.0062.90WHO
Yemen2014National13-1710.0013.4011.60WHO
Zambia2013-2014Regional10-19-7.00-WHO
Zimbabwe2015National15-192.1015.40-WHO 2007

For individual source references, please refer to the country’s obesity prevalence page via the interactive map.

Data in italics is self-reported.

Where other cut offs are applied see survey for more details. Survey details can be found on the individual country page.

Due to limited data availability not all surveys are directly comparable, see further survey details for information.

Date last updated March 12, 2024

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