Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tonga
Tonga: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
72.3%
in 2024
All-time low
37.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tonga stood at 72.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tonga peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1980.
Tonga ranks 3rd 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.1% | — |
| 1981 | 37.9% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 43.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.5% | 37.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 44.5% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 51.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 60.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 69.2% | 72.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 American Samoa 75.8% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 72.4% compare
- 4 Naoero 71.4% compare
- 5 Tokelau 70.0% compare
- 6 Niue 66.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tonga?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tonga was 72.3% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Tonga ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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