Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 18.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2023
All-time low
4.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 18.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 18.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 18.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 3.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Papua New Guinea?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Papua New Guinea was 18.5% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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