Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Seychelles
Seychelles: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 13.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.31
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
5th
of 17 countries
All-time high
16.59
in 2021
All-time low
7.04
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Seychelles, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Seychelles stood at 13.31.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Seychelles peaked at 16.59 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.04, 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.04 | — |
| 2009 | 7.24 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 7.77 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 8.74 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9.52 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 10.07 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 10.09 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.45 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 11.83 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.95 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.18 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.04 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.56 | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 16.59 | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 14.23 | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 13.12 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 12.83 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 13.31 | +3.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 13.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.14 | 7.04 | 7.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.56 | 7.77 | 12.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.11 | 12.83 | 16.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 2 Puerto Rico 15.22 compare
- 3 Peru 14.01 compare
- 4 Madagascar 13.37 compare
- 6 Spain 13.26 compare
- 7 Montserrat 13.23 compare
- 8 Brazil 12.99 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 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Seychelles?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Seychelles was 13.31 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 16.59 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.04 in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Seychelles ranks 5th 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 Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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