Children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia
Melanesia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 246 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 246 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia peaked at 246.3 num th in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.2 num th, in 2000.
That places Melanesia 39th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 49.5 num th | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 54.4 num th | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 59.9 num th | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 66.1 num th | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 73.1 num th | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 80.7 num th | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 89.1 num th | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 98.2 num th | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 108 num th | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 118.6 num th | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 130.2 num th | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 142.3 num th | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 155 num th | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 168.2 num th | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 181.1 num th | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 193.5 num th | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 205.1 num th | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 215.6 num th | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 224.9 num th | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 232.9 num th | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 239.4 num th | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 244 num th | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 246.3 num th | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 246 num th | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.42 num th | 45.2 num th | 108 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 173.45 num th | 118.6 num th | 224.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.72 num th | 232.9 num th | 246.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 37 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
- 38 Mozambique 256.1 num th compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 245.6 num th compare
- 41 Peru 242.4 num th compare
- 42 Colombia 239.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Melanesia was 246 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 246.3 num th in 2023.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2 num th in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 39th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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