Children moderately or severely overweight in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Children moderately or severely overweight was 6.5 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 6.5 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.5 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7 num th, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 num th | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9 num th | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2 num th | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1 num th | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 num th | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3 num th | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5 num th | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6 num th | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9 num th | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1 num th | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4 num th | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7 num th | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 4 num th | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3 num th | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6 num th | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9 num th | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2 num th | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4 num th | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.7 num th | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9 num th | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2 num th | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5 num th | +4.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 6.5 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 11% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 6.5 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4 num th, 23% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 num th | 1.7 num th | 2.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 num th | 2.6 num th | 5.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 num th | 5.4 num th | 6.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More development goals data for Solomon Islands
- Red List Index 0.7681 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.21 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 355 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Solomon Islands?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Solomon Islands was 6.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Solomon Islands ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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