Share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children who are overweight was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu, 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
In 2024, share of children who are overweight 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 in Vanuatu peaked at 5.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu?
- Share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu was 5.5% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Vanuatu ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight 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 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 (%).