Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 0.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.2 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2015.
That places Marshall Islands 160th 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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- 162 Tuvalu 0 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Marshall Islands?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Marshall Islands was 0.2 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2015.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 160th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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