Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tokelau
Tokelau: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 70.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tokelau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tokelau stood at 70.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tokelau peaked at 70.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1980.
That places Tokelau 5th out of 198 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.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.1% | — |
| 1981 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 57.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.9% | 45.1% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 53.6% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 59.8% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.0% | 70.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tokelau?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tokelau was 70.7% 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1980.
- How does Tokelau rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Tokelau ranks 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau 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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