Child adolescent obesity in Maldives
Maldives: Child adolescent obesity was 31.99 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
31.99
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
64th
of 199 countries
All-time high
31.99
in 2024
All-time low
2.82
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 31.99 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Maldives peaked at 31.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.82, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 64th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.54 | 2.82 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.36 | 4.77 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.35 | 8.66 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.23 | 15.26 | 25.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.62 | 27.12 | 31.99 | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 4,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,716 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 31.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Maldives?
- Child adolescent obesity in Maldives was 31.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 31.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Maldives ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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