Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.3%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
117th
of 198 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2024
All-time low
8.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Vanuatu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Vanuatu stood at 23.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Vanuatu peaked at 23.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1980.
That places Vanuatu 117th out of 198 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.9% | — |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 114 Kazakhstan 23.6% compare
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- 118 Fiji 23.0% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 22.9% compare
- 120 Papua New Guinea 22.6% compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Vanuatu?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Vanuatu was 23.3% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Vanuatu ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, 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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