Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 6.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 6.5 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 134th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 4 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.7 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5 |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Solomon Islands?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Solomon Islands was 6.5 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 134th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon 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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