Share of children who are overweight in Tonga
Tonga: Share of children who are overweight was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Tonga, 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
Tonga recorded 9.5% for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Tonga peaked at 15.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 41st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 9.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Tonga?
- Share of children who are overweight in Tonga was 9.5% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Tonga ranks 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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 (%).