Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 162 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2023
All-time low
4.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.5% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Vanuatu peaked at 5.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Vanuatu was 5.5% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Vanuatu ranks 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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