Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 108.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Madagascar is 108.7, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.9% on the previous year and up 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Madagascar peaked at 108.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9, in 2016.
That places Madagascar 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.5 | — |
| 2001 | 92.4 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 92.8 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 90.1 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 87.4 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 84 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 80.1 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 75.9 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 71.8 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 67.6 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 63.6 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 59.8 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 56.5 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 53.9 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 51.9 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 50.9 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 51 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.3 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 55 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 66.1 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 75.7 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 89.2 | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 108.7 | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7 | 71.8 | 92.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.25 | 50.9 | 67.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.84 | 59.5 | 108.7 | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Madagascar?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Madagascar was 108.7 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 108.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9 in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Madagascar ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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