The prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in the Maldives has reduced to 4.9%, a decrease of 1.3% (-21.0%) from 2009.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in the Maldives
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Overweight children
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Newborns protected against tetanus
99%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.1
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar296
+intl dollar25
(2021)
Birth registration
98.8%
+6.3%
(2017)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
14.9%
-12.1%
(2017)
Maldives Overweight children between 1994 and 2017
| Period | Overweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -3% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +1% |
| 1994 | 1.2% |