Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in American Samoa
American Samoa: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in American Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in American Samoa is 75.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in American Samoa peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1980.
That places American Samoa 1st 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 (crude estimate) in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.6% | — |
| 1981 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 54.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 57.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.7% | 49.6% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 61.1% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.5% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 72.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.3% | 75.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in American Samoa?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in American Samoa was 75.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- American Samoa ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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