Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in American Samoa
American Samoa: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in American Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in American Samoa is 22.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in American Samoa peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1980.
That places American Samoa 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2% | — |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in American Samoa?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in American Samoa was 22.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- American Samoa ranks 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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