Share of children who are overweight or obese in Iraq
Iraq: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Iraq peaked at 11.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 101st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Iraq?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Iraq was 4.6% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Iraq ranks 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.