Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 6.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Solomon 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 Solomon Islands is 6.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 74th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 6.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 6.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % 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 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Solomon Islands was 6.2% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 74th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon 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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