Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Malta
Malta: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 6.09 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.09
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
10.29
in 2014
All-time low
5.79
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 6.09 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Malta peaked at 10.29 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.79, in 2024.
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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.92 | — |
| 2009 | 8.54 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 8.56 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.31 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 9.06 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.94 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.29 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 8.69 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 8.24 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 6.86 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 6.19 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 6.01 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.22 | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 8.13 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 6.88 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 5.95 | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 5.79 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 6.09 | +5.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6.09 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.48, 94% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.73 | 8.54 | 8.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.21 | 6.01 | 10.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 | 5.79 | 8.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Malta?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Malta was 6.09 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.29 in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Malta ranks 14th 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 Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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