Share of children who are overweight in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of children who are overweight was 10.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 163 countries
All-time high
10.9
in 2023
All-time low
7.7
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Seychelles is 10.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Seychelles peaked at 10.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 28th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7 | — |
| 2001 | 7.9 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.2 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.9 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.69 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.29 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.82 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Seychelles?
- Share of children who are overweight in Seychelles was 10.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Seychelles ranks 28th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from 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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