Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Seychelles peaked at 1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 155th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.64 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.82 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 | 0.9 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 153 Timor-Leste 1.8 compare
- 154 Tonga 1.1 compare
- 156 Maldives 0.9 compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 0.7 compare
- 158 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5 compare
More health data for Seychelles
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.2367 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Seychelles?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Seychelles was 1 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Seychelles ranks 155th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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