In Bangladesh, the prevalence of overweight in children under 5 is now 1.5%, representing a decrease of 0.9% (-37.5%) since 2019.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in Bangladesh
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Bangladesh
Overweight children
More indicators for Bangladesh
Newborns protected against tetanus
98%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar112
+intl dollar13
(2021)
Birth registration
56%
+30.8%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
59.1%
+7.2%
(2019)
Bangladesh Overweight children between 1986 and 2022
| Period | Overweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | 0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1% | 0% |
| 2002 | 1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | 0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | 0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2% |