Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 22.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.6%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
120th
of 198 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2024
All-time low
8.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Papua New Guinea is 22.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1980.
Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.3% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 22.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 22.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.9%, 73% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.6% | 22.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Papua New Guinea?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Papua New Guinea was 22.6% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 120th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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