Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa
American Samoa: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
91.1%
in 2020
All-time low
81.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa stood at 91.0%.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa peaked at 91.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1980.
That places American Samoa 1st out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 81.6% | — |
| 1981 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.7% | 81.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 88.0% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 90.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 90.9% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 91.0% | 91.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in American Samoa was 91.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- American Samoa ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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