Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Samoa
Samoa: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 2.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 2.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Samoa peaked at 2.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2003.
Samoa ranks 147th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Samoa?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Samoa was 2.6 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Samoa ranks 147th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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