Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Madagascar
Madagascar: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 6.94 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.94
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
9th
of 17 countries
All-time high
9.87
in 2013
All-time low
6.47
in 2023
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Madagascar, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 6.94 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Madagascar peaked at 9.87 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.47, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.48 | — |
| 2009 | 8.79 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.6 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.33 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 8.82 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 9.87 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 9.53 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.69 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 8.81 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.45 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 7.23 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.33 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.95 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 9.36 | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 7.33 | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 6.47 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 6.78 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 6.94 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.63 | 8.48 | 8.79 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.57 | 7.23 | 9.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.47 | 6.47 | 9.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.71 compare
- 7 Brazil 7.22 compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 7.14 compare
- 10 Seychelles 6.48 compare
- 11 Romania 6.46 compare
- 12 Montserrat 6.24 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Madagascar?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Madagascar was 6.94 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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