Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tuvalu is 4.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tuvalu peaked at 5.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
Tuvalu ranks 130th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 4.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6%, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More infrastructure data for Tuvalu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9,878 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2,113 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.15 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2,113 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9886 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tuvalu?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Tuvalu was 4.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Tuvalu ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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