Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia
Melanesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 16.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia peaked at 16.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 1st of 21 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 15.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +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 | 6.1% | 4.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 1 Australia 26.4% compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Melanesia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 43.6% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 49.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 15.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 457.18 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.07 (2023)
- Proportion of the target population who received 32.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia was 16.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 1st out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely 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 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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