Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga peaked at 15.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
That places Tonga 45th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 9.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 44 United States 9.7% compare
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 9.5% compare
- 45 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 45 Brunei 9.5% compare
- 45 Russia 9.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga was 9.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Tonga ranks 45th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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