Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Seychelles stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Seychelles peaked at 10.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 31st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More infrastructure data for Seychelles
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,166 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1332 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 16,166 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Seychelles?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Seychelles was 10.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Seychelles ranks 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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