Malaysia vs Rwanda: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Malaysia

5.3%

in 2024

Rwanda

5.1%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

87th

Rwanda rank

89th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

Malaysia
Rwanda

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Malaysia ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 89th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.