Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 4.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tuvalu peaked at 5.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 55% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 4.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 75% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tuvalu?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Tuvalu was 4.1% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Tuvalu ranks 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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