Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Maldives
Maldives: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 0.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 0.9, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Maldives peaked at 2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2024.
That places Maldives 156th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Maldives?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Maldives was 0.9 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Maldives ranks 156th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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