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Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.

wb-indicators:SH.STA.OWGH.ME.FE.ZS

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
208 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SH.STA.OWGH.ME.FE.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) carries observations for 208 countries and areas:

Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Arab World · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Central Europe and the Baltics · Chile · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Cuba · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Dominican Republic · Algeria · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Eritrea · Estonia · Ethiopia · Finland · Fiji · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Greece · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Haiti · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · IDA blend · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Lesotho · Late-demographic dividend · Lithuania · Latvia · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Marshall Islands · Middle income · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Netherlands · Nepal · Naoero · OECD members · Oman · Other small states · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Pacific island small states · Post-demographic dividend · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · South Sudan · Sub-Saharan Africa · Small states · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Eswatini · Seychelles · Syrian Arab Republic · Turks and Caicos Islands · Chad · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe