Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Tonga
Tonga: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 5.24 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.24
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
8.15
in 2014
All-time low
4.51
in 2018
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Tonga, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Tonga is 5.24, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Tonga peaked at 8.15 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.51, in 2018.
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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.48 | — |
| 2009 | 7.19 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 6.55 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.25 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 7.08 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.78 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.15 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.76 | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 7.26 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.23 | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 4.51 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 5.22 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 6.27 | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 7.12 | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.65 | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 5.03 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 5.31 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 5.24 | -1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.71, 68% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.84 | 6.48 | 7.19 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.58 | 4.51 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 | 5.03 | 7.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % 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 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % 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 Tonga?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Tonga was 5.24 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Tonga ranks 17th 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 Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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