Health 1998

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

Name: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Creator: World Bank

Source: World Bank

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Indicator

1998

Year

17.3

Value

19 May 2026

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Description

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

Title	Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Description	Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Source Organisation	World Bank
Domain	health
Year	1998
Indicator	Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Value	17.3
Last Updated	19 May 2026

Coverage

Series Type	National time series
Records in Series	3900
Years Covered	1992 to 2020
Distinct Years	15
Districts Identified	0
Regions Identified	0
Sources Represented	1

Years

1992 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Sources

World Bank

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wb_malawi_indicator_prevalence_of_overweight_weight_for_height_of_children_under_5_SH.STA.OWGH.ZS_MW.csv

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

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Severity	Field	Message
Warning	district	No Malawi district identified

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Upstream Source	https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/SH.STA.OWGH.ZS

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World Bank. Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Kafukufuku Data Hub, Health, 1992 to 2020. Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/SH.STA.OWGH.ZS.

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Field	Raw Value
unit
year	1998
title	Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
value	17.3
source	World Bank
_domain	health
country	Malawi
indicator	Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
obs_status
description	Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
country_iso3	MWI
dataset_name	World Bank Malawi Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5) Time Series
decimal_places	1
indicator_code	SH.STA.OWGH.ZS
_domain_confidence	1.0

Source URL: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/SH.STA.OWGH.ZS

Indicator Analysis

Comparing "Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)" with 250 records in Health.

Total Records

250

Year Range

1992–2020

Districts

Numeric Distribution

Minimum

1.5

Average

7.14

Maximum

17.3

Records by Year

1992

1998

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2002

2004

2006

2009

2010

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Confidence

1.00

Review Status

Auto-Approved

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

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