Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Palau
Palau: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Palau, 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 Palau is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Palau peaked at 26.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1980.
Palau 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2% | — |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 11.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.5% | 26.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Palau?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Palau was 26.0% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Palau ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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