Children moderately or severely overweight in Malta
Malta: Children moderately or severely overweight was 2.2 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.2 num th
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.3 num th
in 2019
All-time low
1.5 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.2 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Malta peaked at 2.3 num th in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5 num th, in 2000.
Malta ranks 164th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Malta, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6 num th | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7 num th | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8 num th | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9 num th | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2 num th | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1 num th | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2 num th | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3 num th | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2 num th | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 num th | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.2 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.2 num th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 num th | 1.5 num th | 1.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 num th | 1.6 num th | 2.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 num th | 2.2 num th | 2.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Malta?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Malta was 2.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 num th in 2019.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 num th in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malta ranks 164th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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