Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2014.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 131st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cote d'Ivoire was 3.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 131st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.