Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa

American Samoa: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
75.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
75.9%
in 2024
All-time low
52.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa, 1980–2024

0204060801980200220241980: 52.31981: 53.41982: 54.61983: 55.81984: 571985: 58.11986: 59.21987: 60.31988: 61.31989: 62.21990: 63.11991: 63.91992: 64.71993: 65.41994: 661995: 66.51996: 671997: 67.41998: 67.81999: 68.22000: 68.62001: 68.92002: 69.22003: 69.52004: 69.82005: 70.12006: 70.42007: 70.82008: 71.12009: 71.52010: 71.82011: 72.12012: 72.42013: 72.72014: 732015: 73.32016: 73.62017: 742018: 74.22019: 74.52020: 74.82021: 75.12022: 75.42023: 75.62024: 75.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

American Samoa recorded 75.9% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa peaked at 75.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1980.

American Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%) in American Samoa, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 52.3%
1981 53.4% +2.2%
1982 54.6% +2.2%
1983 55.8% +2.2%
1984 57.0% +2.1%
1985 58.1% +2.0%
1986 59.2% +1.9%
1987 60.3% +1.8%
1988 61.3% +1.7%
1989 62.2% +1.5%
1990 63.1% +1.4%
1991 63.9% +1.3%
1992 64.7% +1.2%
1993 65.4% +1.0%
1994 66.0% +0.9%
1995 66.5% +0.8%
1996 67.0% +0.7%
1997 67.4% +0.7%
1998 67.8% +0.6%
1999 68.2% +0.6%
2000 68.6% +0.5%
2001 68.9% +0.5%
2002 69.2% +0.5%
2003 69.5% +0.4%
2004 69.8% +0.4%
2005 70.1% +0.4%
2006 70.4% +0.5%
2007 70.8% +0.5%
2008 71.1% +0.5%
2009 71.5% +0.5%
2010 71.8% +0.5%
2011 72.1% +0.4%
2012 72.4% +0.4%
2013 72.7% +0.4%
2014 73.0% +0.4%
2015 73.3% +0.4%
2016 73.6% +0.4%
2017 74.0% +0.4%
2018 74.2% +0.4%
2019 74.5% +0.4%
2020 74.8% +0.4%
2021 75.1% +0.4%
2022 75.4% +0.4%
2023 75.6% +0.3%
2024 75.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 57.4% 52.3% 62.2% 10
1990s 66.0% 63.1% 68.2% 10
2000s 70.0% 68.6% 71.5% 10
2010s 73.2% 71.8% 74.5% 10
2020s 75.3% 74.8% 75.9% 5

Countries ranked near American Samoa

  1. 2 Tonga 73.8% compare
  2. 3 Cook Islands 72.4% compare
  3. 4 Naoero 71.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa?
Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa was 75.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in American Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in American Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1980.
How does American Samoa rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
American Samoa ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in American Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this American Samoa data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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