Child adolescent obesity in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Child adolescent obesity was 50.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.46
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 199 countries
All-time high
50.46
in 2024
All-time low
25.75
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 50.46 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Tuvalu peaked at 50.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.75, in 1980.
That places Tuvalu 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.48 | 25.75 | 29.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.78 | 29.61 | 36.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.35 | 36.78 | 43.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.45 | 44.45 | 48.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.66 | 48.88 | 50.46 | 5 |
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More health data for Tuvalu
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 985 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 115 (2025)
- Population, male 4,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 116 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 85 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Tuvalu?
- Child adolescent obesity in Tuvalu was 50.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.75 in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Tuvalu ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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