Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Melanesia
Melanesia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 16.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Melanesia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Melanesia is 16.6 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Melanesia peaked at 16.6 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3 %, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 4.6 % | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 % | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 5.3 % | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7 % | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2 % | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7 % | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3 % | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9 % | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5 % | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 9.2 % | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9 % | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 10.6 % | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 11.4 % | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2 % | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 12.9 % | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 13.7 % | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 14.3 % | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 15 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 15.5 % | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16 % | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 16.6 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.14 % | 4.3 % | 8.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 % | 9.2 % | 15.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.42 % | 16 % | 16.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 1 Australia 26.4 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 11 % compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4 % compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 10.5 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9.9 % compare
- 4 Tunisia 17.5 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Melanesia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Melanesia was 16.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 % in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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