Share of children who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu peaked at 5.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 80th 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 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3744 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3923 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1753 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4368 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7024 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Vanuatu was 5.5% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Vanuatu ranks 80th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 (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.