Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 2.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 2.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Vanuatu peaked at 2.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 148th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Vanuatu?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Vanuatu was 2.4 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Vanuatu ranks 148th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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