Share of children who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 4.0% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 120th 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 | 7.6% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe was 4.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Zimbabwe ranks 120th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.