Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Tokelau
Tokelau: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 27.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
7th
of 198 countries
All-time high
27.0%
in 2024
All-time low
5.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Tokelau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tokelau stood at 27.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tokelau peaked at 27.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1980.
Tokelau 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 27.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tokelau?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Tokelau was 27.0% 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- How does Tokelau rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Tokelau ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau 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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