Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.5%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
41st
of 162 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 2007
All-time low
9.5%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tonga stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tonga peaked at 15.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
That places Tonga 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 9.5% 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 | 14.8% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 40 United States of America 9.7% compare
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 9.5% compare
- 41 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 44 Samoa 9.4% compare
- 44 Portugal 9.4% compare
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % 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 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % 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 Tonga?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tonga was 9.5% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Tonga ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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