Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Polynesia
Polynesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 8.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Polynesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Polynesia recorded 8.9% 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Polynesia peaked at 8.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
Polynesia ranks 53rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More infrastructure data for Polynesia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 7.0% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 89.0% (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 0.2% (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)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 91.46 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.24 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 40.0% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Polynesia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Polynesia was 8.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Polynesia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Polynesia ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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