Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.7%
in 2024
All-time low
37.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 64.7% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 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 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tuvalu peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1980.
Tuvalu ranks 7th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.7% | — |
| 1981 | 38.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.6% | 37.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 47.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 54.1% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.8% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.5% | 64.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tuvalu?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Tuvalu was 64.7% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Tuvalu ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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