Liberia currently reports an prevalence of overweight in children under 5 of 4.4%, which represents an increase of 1.7% (63.0%) from 2016.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in Liberia
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Liberia
Newborns protected against tetanus
91%
+1%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.6%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.1
-0.1
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar140
+intl dollar8
(2022)
Birth registration
66.3%
+41.7%
(2020)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
23.9%
+4.8%
(2020)
Liberia Overweight children between 2000 and 2019
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.6% |