Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 162 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2023
All-time low
7.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 10.9% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Seychelles peaked at 10.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Seychelles 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Seychelles?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Seychelles was 10.9% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Seychelles ranks 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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