Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Madagascar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 6.6% for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Madagascar peaked at 6.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1980.
Madagascar ranks 191st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Madagascar?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Madagascar was 6.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Madagascar ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.