Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 16.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 16.0% 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 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 16.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st of 33 groups 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 8.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 41.5% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 51.0% (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 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 15.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.88 (2023)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 45.5% (2010)
- Proportion of the target population who received 34.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 16.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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