Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu is 28.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1980.
That places Vanuatu 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.2% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.7% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu was 28.9% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Vanuatu ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.