Children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga
Tonga: Children moderately or severely overweight was 1.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga stood at 1.1 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga peaked at 2.3 num th in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1 num th, in 2024.
That places Tonga 171st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1.9 num th | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2 num th | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1 num th | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2 num th | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3 num th | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2 num th | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1 num th | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2 num th | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 num th | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 num th | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 num th | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6 num th | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4 num th | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3 num th | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 num th | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1 num th | -8.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.1 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.1 num th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4 num th, 4% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 num th | 1.8 num th | 2.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 num th | 1.6 num th | 2.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 num th | 1.1 num th | 1.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 169 Timor-Leste 1.8 num th compare
- 169 East Timor 1.8 num th compare
- 172 Seychelles 1 num th compare
- 173 Maldives 0.9 num th compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.7 num th compare
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Tonga was 1.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 num th in 2006.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Tonga ranks 171st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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