Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 64.7% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita 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, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1980.
That places Tuvalu 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More health data for Tuvalu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 88 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 93 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Tuvalu?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Tuvalu was 64.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.