Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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 new child growth standards released in 2006. More info »
1997
2000
2002
2005
2008
2010
2013
2015
2018
-0.50
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00
6.50
7.00
Afghanistan
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020