Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Seychelles
Seychelles: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 6.48 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.48
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
10th
of 17 countries
All-time high
9.34
in 2013
All-time low
6.19
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Seychelles, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Seychelles stood at 6.48.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Seychelles peaked at 9.34 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.19, 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.77 | — |
| 2009 | 8.06 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.29 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.19 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.34 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 8.69 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 8.08 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 7.77 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.82 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 6.82 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.69 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.75 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 8.39 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 6.43 | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 6.23 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.19 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 6.48 | +4.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 6.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.48, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.92 | 7.77 | 8.06 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.89 | 6.69 | 9.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.91 | 6.19 | 8.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 7 Brazil 7.22 compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 7.14 compare
- 9 Madagascar 6.94 compare
- 11 Romania 6.46 compare
- 12 Montserrat 6.24 compare
- 13 Morocco 6.2 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Seychelles?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Seychelles was 6.48 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.19 in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Seychelles ranks 10th 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 Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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