Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Maldives
Maldives: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
34.7%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
49th
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2024
All-time low
3.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Maldives stood at 34.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Maldives peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
That places Maldives 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2% | — |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 18.4% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 29.8% | 34.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Maldives?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Maldives was 34.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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