Child adolescent obesity in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Child adolescent obesity was 26.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.8
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 199 countries
All-time high
26.84
in 2020
All-time low
17.9
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Marshall Islands, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Marshall Islands is 26.8, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Marshall Islands peaked at 26.84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.9, in 1980.
Marshall Islands ranks 99th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9 | 17.9 | 20.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1 | 20.47 | 23.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3 | 24.16 | 26.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.68 | 26.48 | 26.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.83 | 26.8 | 26.84 | 5 |
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More health data for Marshall Islands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 409 (2025)
- Population, male 51.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 412 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 408 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 454 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Marshall Islands?
- Child adolescent obesity in Marshall Islands was 26.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9 in 1980.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Marshall Islands ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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