Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia, 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 French Polynesia is 49.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1980.
French Polynesia ranks 9th 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 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.9% | — |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 31.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 26.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 33.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 38.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 42.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.8% | 49.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia was 49.5% 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1980.
- How does French Polynesia rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- French Polynesia ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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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