Share of children who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 4.6% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands peaked at 4.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 101st of 163 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.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands was 4.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Marshall Islands ranks 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.