Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Micronesia
Micronesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Micronesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Micronesia is 5.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Micronesia peaked at 5.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
That places Micronesia 24th out of 41 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
More infrastructure data for Micronesia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 13.6% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 87.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 12.1% (2016)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 91.7 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 ratio (2014)
- Proportion of the target population who received 57.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Micronesia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Micronesia was 5.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Micronesia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Micronesia ranks 24th out of 41 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia 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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