Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands is 4.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands peaked at 4.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 102nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Marshall Islands was 4.6% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 102nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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