Share of children who are overweight in Palestine
Palestine: Share of children who are overweight was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 8.8% for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Palestine peaked at 8.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 47th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Palestine?
- Share of children who are overweight in Palestine was 8.8% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Palestine ranks 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).