Children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar
Madagascar: Children moderately or severely overweight was 108.7 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar is 108.7 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar peaked at 108.7 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9 num th, in 2016.
Madagascar ranks 63rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.5 num th | — |
| 2001 | 92.4 num th | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 92.8 num th | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92 num th | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 90.1 num th | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 87.4 num th | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 84 num th | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 80.1 num th | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 75.9 num th | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 71.8 num th | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 67.6 num th | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 63.6 num th | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 59.8 num th | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 56.5 num th | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 53.9 num th | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 51.9 num th | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 50.9 num th | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 51 num th | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.3 num th | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 55 num th | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5 num th | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 66.1 num th | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 75.7 num th | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 89.2 num th | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 108.7 num th | +21.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 108.7 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6 num th, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 108.7 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7 num th | 71.8 num th | 92.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.25 num th | 50.9 num th | 67.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.84 num th | 59.5 num th | 108.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More development goals data for Madagascar
- Red List Index 0.724 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.83 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 42,981 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Madagascar was 108.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 108.7 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9 num th in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Madagascar ranks 63rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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