Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.4%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
44th
of 162 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2024
All-time low
5.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.4% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Samoa peaked at 9.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 44th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 41 Tonga 9.5% compare
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 9.5% compare
- 41 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 44 Portugal 9.4% compare
- 46 Peru 9.0% compare
- 47 Oman 8.8% compare
- 47 Palestine, State of 8.8% compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Samoa was 9.4% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Samoa ranks 44th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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