Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Malta
Malta: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.1%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
35th
of 162 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 2024
All-time low
6.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malta recorded 10.1% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Malta peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 35th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Malta?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Malta was 10.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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