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

Latest (2024)
3.5%
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
131st
of 163 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2000
All-time low
2.2%
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024

012342000201220242000: 3.8 %2001: 3.7 %2002: 3.7 %2003: 3.5 %2004: 3.4 %2005: 3.3 %2006: 3.1 %2007: 3 %2008: 2.8 %2009: 2.7 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 2.3 %2013: 2.3 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 2.2 %2016: 2.2 %2017: 2.2 %2018: 2.2 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 2.4 %2021: 2.6 %2022: 2.8 %2023: 3.1 %2024: 3.5 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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
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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.