Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child underweight and overweig…
Percentage of overweight children
Subnational regions
Nigeria
All years

Percentage of overweight children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Nigeria (Africa)  
Total 45.8 40.5 35.1 29.7 24.3 19.0 13.6 8.20 9.06 9.92 10.8 11.6 12.5 11.3 10.0 8.78 7.54 6.30 5.56 4.82 4.08 3.34 2.60 1.86 1.12 0.38
Abia 24.2 21.2 18.3 15.3 12.4 9.40 6.45 3.50 4.62 5.74 6.86 7.98 9.10 7.62 6.14 4.66 3.18 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50
Abuja FCT 88.9 77.0 65.2 53.3 41.5 29.6 17.8 5.90 6.70 7.50 8.30 9.10 9.90 8.94 7.98 7.02 6.06 5.10 4.36 3.62 2.88 2.14 1.40 0.94 0.47 0.01
Adamawa 34.0 30.4 26.8 23.2 19.6 16.0 12.4 8.80 9.90 11.0 12.1 13.2 14.3 12.0 9.62 7.28 4.94 2.60 2.64 2.68 2.72 2.76 2.80 2.84 2.88 2.92
Akwa Ibom 53.6 47.0 40.4 33.8 27.2 20.6 14.0 7.40 8.06 8.72 9.38 10.0 10.7 9.38 8.06 6.74 5.42 4.10 3.54 2.98 2.42 1.86 1.30 0.87 0.44 0.01
Anambra 82.4 70.9 59.3 47.7 36.1 24.6 13.0 1.40 2.80 4.20 5.60 7.00 8.40 8.52 8.64 8.76 8.88 9.00 7.88 6.76 5.64 4.52 3.40 2.28 1.16 0.04
Bauchi 55.0 47.8 40.6 33.4 26.2 19.0 11.8 4.60 5.06 5.52 5.98 6.44 6.90 6.30 5.70 5.10 4.50 3.90 3.46 3.02 2.58 2.14 1.70 1.26 0.82 0.38
Bayelsa 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.93 1.85 2.78 3.70 5.92 8.14 10.4 12.6 14.8 12.5 10.2 7.90 5.60 3.30 3.04 2.78 2.52 2.26 2.00 1.74 1.48 1.22
Benue 52.3 45.2 38.0 30.9 23.8 16.7 9.53 2.40 3.98 5.56 7.14 8.72 10.3 9.04 7.78 6.52 5.26 4.00 3.80 3.60 3.40 3.20 3.00 2.80 2.60 2.40
Borno 65.9 57.3 48.6 40.0 31.4 22.8 14.1 5.50 6.84 8.18 9.52 10.9 12.2 10.9 9.68 8.42 7.16 5.90 5.94 5.98 6.02 6.06 6.10 6.14 6.18 6.22
Cross River 34.5 30.8 27.2 23.5 19.9 16.2 12.6 8.90 9.24 9.58 9.92 10.3 10.6 8.84 7.08 5.32 3.56 1.80 1.64 1.48 1.32 1.16 1.00 0.84 0.68 0.52
Delta 71.6 62.4 53.1 43.8 34.5 25.3 16.0 6.70 8.28 9.86 11.4 13.0 14.6 12.6 10.5 8.48 6.44 4.40 4.24 4.08 3.92 3.76 3.60 3.44 3.28 3.12
Ebonyi 20.6 18.5 16.5 14.4 12.4 10.3 8.25 6.20 6.16 6.12 6.08 6.04 6.00 5.14 4.28 3.42 2.56 1.70 1.72 1.74 1.76 1.78 1.80 1.82 1.84 1.86
Edo 68.3 58.9 49.4 39.9 30.4 21.0 11.5 2.00 5.54 9.08 12.6 16.2 19.7 17.6 15.5 13.4 11.3 9.20 7.42 5.64 3.86 2.08 0.30 0.20 0.11 0.01
Ekiti 38.1 33.0 27.8 22.6 17.4 12.3 7.08 1.90 3.68 5.46 7.24 9.02 10.8 9.18 7.56 5.94 4.32 2.70 3.08 3.46 3.84 4.22 4.60 4.98 5.36 5.74
Enugu 36.5 32.5 28.4 24.4 20.4 16.4 12.3 8.30 10.1 11.9 13.7 15.5 17.3 14.2 11.1 8.06 4.98 1.90 2.36 2.82 3.28 3.74 4.20 4.66 5.12 5.58
Gombe 64.2 56.3 48.3 40.3 32.3 24.4 16.4 8.40 11.2 14.0 16.8 19.6 22.4 18.9 15.4 11.9 8.40 4.90 5.06 5.22 5.38 5.54 5.70 5.86 6.02 6.18
Imo 45.6 41.0 36.3 31.6 26.9 22.3 17.6 12.9 12.4 12.0 11.5 11.1 10.6 8.72 6.84 4.96 3.08 1.20 1.34 1.48 1.62 1.76 1.90 2.04 2.18 2.32
Jigawa 22.0 20.5 19.1 17.6 16.2 14.7 13.3 11.8 10.8 9.84 8.86 7.88 6.90 6.98 7.06 7.14 7.22 7.30 6.08 4.86 3.64 2.42 1.20 0.80 0.41 0.01
Kaduna 22.5 21.2 19.8 18.5 17.2 15.9 14.5 13.2 13.9 14.6 15.3 16.0 16.7 16.0 15.3 14.6 13.9 13.2 11.1 9.00 6.90 4.80 2.70 1.80 0.91 0.01
Kano 37.4 33.9 30.3 26.8 23.3 19.8 16.2 12.7 12.3 11.9 11.5 11.1 10.7 9.40 8.10 6.80 5.50 4.20 4.04 3.88 3.72 3.56 3.40 3.24 3.08 2.92
Katsina 43.3 38.7 34.0 29.4 24.8 20.2 15.5 10.9 11.3 11.7 12.2 12.6 13.0 12.5 12.1 11.6 11.2 10.7 9.62 8.54 7.46 6.38 5.30 4.22 3.14 2.06
Kebbi 29.1 26.0 22.9 19.8 16.7 13.6 10.5 7.40 10.0 12.7 15.3 18.0 20.6 21.4 22.2 22.9 23.7 24.5 19.9 15.3 10.8 6.18 1.60 1.07 0.54 0.01
Kogi 53.4 46.2 39.1 31.9 24.8 17.6 10.5 3.30 6.42 9.54 12.7 15.8 18.9 15.6 12.2 8.88 5.54 2.20 2.18 2.16 2.14 2.12 2.10 2.08 2.06 2.04
Kwara 62.1 53.7 45.2 36.8 28.4 20.0 11.5 3.10 5.98 8.86 11.7 14.6 17.5 14.9 12.3 9.76 7.18 4.60 4.46 4.32 4.18 4.04 3.90 3.76 3.62 3.48
Lagos 35.3 30.7 26.2 21.6 17.1 12.5 7.95 3.40 4.76 6.12 7.48 8.84 10.2 8.50 6.80 5.10 3.40 1.70 1.52 1.34 1.16 0.98 0.80 0.62 0.44 0.26
Nassarawa 99.9 90.4 80.9 71.4 54.4 37.4 20.4 3.40 5.52 7.64 9.76 11.9 14.0 12.8 11.6 10.4 9.20 8.00 6.56 5.12 3.68 2.24 0.80 0.54 0.27 0.01
Niger 37.9 32.9 27.8 22.7 17.6 12.6 7.48 2.40 4.18 5.96 7.74 9.52 11.3 9.80 8.30 6.80 5.30 3.80 3.46 3.12 2.78 2.44 2.10 1.76 1.42 1.08
Ogun 59.4 51.1 42.9 34.6 26.4 18.1 9.85 1.60 3.16 4.72 6.28 7.84 9.40 7.96 6.52 5.08 3.64 2.20 1.76 1.32 0.88 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Ondo 31.3 27.6 24.0 20.3 16.7 13.0 9.35 5.70 7.26 8.82 10.4 11.9 13.5 11.5 9.42 7.38 5.34 3.30 2.80 2.30 1.80 1.30 0.80 0.54 0.27 0.01
Osun 36.5 33.1 29.6 26.1 22.6 19.2 15.7 12.2 11.8 11.5 11.1 10.8 10.4 9.22 8.04 6.86 5.68 4.50 3.82 3.14 2.46 1.78 1.10 0.74 0.37 0.01
Oyo 25.5 23.6 21.6 19.7 17.8 15.9 13.9 12.0 11.4 10.9 10.3 9.76 9.20 7.68 6.16 4.64 3.12 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60
Plateau 65.5 56.9 48.4 39.8 31.3 22.7 14.2 5.60 10.7 15.8 21.0 26.1 31.2 26.5 21.9 17.2 12.6 7.90 7.56 7.22 6.88 6.54 6.20 5.86 5.52 5.18
Rivers 26.7 24.1 21.4 18.8 16.2 13.6 10.9 8.30 8.66 9.02 9.38 9.74 10.1 9.60 9.10 8.60 8.10 7.60 6.28 4.96 3.64 2.32 1.00 0.67 0.34 0.01
Sokoto 38.8 36.0 33.3 30.5 27.8 25.0 22.3 19.5 16.7 13.9 11.0 8.22 5.40 6.36 7.32 8.28 9.24 10.2 8.52 6.84 5.16 3.48 1.80 1.20 0.61 0.01
Taraba 63.2 55.2 47.2 39.2 31.2 23.2 15.2 7.20 7.98 8.76 9.54 10.3 11.1 9.84 8.58 7.32 6.06 4.80 4.58 4.36 4.14 3.92 3.70 3.48 3.26 3.04
Yobe 85.3 74.1 63.0 51.8 40.7 29.5 18.4 7.20 9.02 10.8 12.7 14.5 16.3 15.9 15.6 15.2 14.9 14.5 12.2 9.98 7.72 5.46 3.20 2.14 1.07 0.01
Zamfora 79.1 70.9 62.6 54.3 46.0 37.8 29.5 21.2 22.8 24.4 25.9 27.5 29.1 24.7 20.2 15.8 11.3 6.90 5.80 4.70 3.60 2.50 1.40 0.94 0.47 0.01
Lighter numbers are estimates