Overweight And Severely Overweight (Obesity) Prevalence Among Primary One Children, Annual
Description
Annual overweight and severely overweight (obesity) prevalence among Primary One children in Singapore from 2013 through 2025, compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics from Health Promotion Board school measurements. Years 2020–2021 use partial-year data due to COVID-19 disruptions; series supports SDG 2.2.2 monitoring. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M870381.
Official description
Source: HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD Data Last Updated: 20/05/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Year 2020 data was based on 3-month data from January to March 2020 instead of the entire year as the COVID-19 situation disrupted the measurement of height and weight in schools. Year 2021 data was based on 4-month data from January to April 2021 instead of the entire year as the COVID-19 situation disrupted the measurement of height and weight in schools. Data are used for SDG 2.2.2 'Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)'. Please refer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Metadata (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata) for more information on SDG 2.2.2. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M870381
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2013-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 1
- Columns
- 14
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight And Severely Overweight Primary One Children | 9.400000 | 8.900000 | 9.500000 | 12.100000 | 13.400000 | 10.100000 | 9.600000 | 10.000000 | 10.800000 | 10.400000 | 9.600000 | 9.800000 | 10.500000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |