Share of children who are overweight in Malta
Malta: Share of children who are overweight was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Malta is 10.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Malta peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 35th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Malta?
- Share of children who are overweight in Malta was 10.1% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).