Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Palau
Palau: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 29.5 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
29.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 187 countries
All-time high
29.5
in 2007
All-time low
27
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Palau, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 29.5 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Palau peaked at 29.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1975.
That places Palau 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.24 | 27 | 27.5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 28.27 | 27.7 | 28.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.21 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.43 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,529 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Palau?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Palau was 29.5 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1975.
- How does Palau rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Palau ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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