Malawi currently reports a prevalence of overweight in children under 5 of 4.4%, a decrease of 2.9% (-39.7%) from 2019.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in Malawi
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Malawi
Newborns protected against tetanus
93%
+3%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
2.2%
-0.2%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.4
0.0
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar13
-intl dollar2
(2022)
Birth registration
67.2%
+61.6%
(2016)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
64.7%
+6.6%
(2020)
Malawi Overweight children between 1992 and 2020
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 9.8% |