Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2015.
Madagascar ranks 164th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +21.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar was 2.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Madagascar ranks 164th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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