Share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru
Nauru: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 8.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru peaked at 8.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Nauru ranks 56th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 53 El Salvador 8.5% compare
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- 59 United Kingdom 7.8% compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 46.39 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru was 8.2% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Nauru ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.