Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Madagascar
Madagascar: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 13.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.37
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
4th
of 17 countries
All-time high
15.69
in 2021
All-time low
6.34
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Madagascar, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Madagascar is 13.37, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Madagascar peaked at 15.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.34, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.34 | — |
| 2009 | 7.03 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.12 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.99 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 8.53 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 9.17 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 9.38 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.97 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.34 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.77 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.42 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.93 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.19 | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 15.69 | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 12.53 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 12.53 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.37 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.69 | 6.34 | 7.03 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.46 | 7.12 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.52 | 12.53 | 15.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Serbia 17.41 compare
- 2 Puerto Rico 15.22 compare
- 3 Peru 14.01 compare
- 5 Seychelles 13.31 compare
- 6 Spain 13.26 compare
- 7 Montserrat 13.23 compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Madagascar?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Madagascar was 13.37 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.34 in 2008.
- How does Madagascar rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Madagascar ranks 4th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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