Share of children who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight or obese 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, share of children who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu peaked at 5.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 117th out of 163 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.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu was 4.1% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Tuvalu ranks 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 (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.