Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 68.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
33rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
71.6%
in 2006
All-time low
63.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Marshall Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 68.7% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Marshall Islands peaked at 71.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1980.
That places Marshall Islands 33rd 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.9% | — |
| 1981 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.3% | 63.9% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 69.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 71.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 69.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 68.7% | 69.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Marshall Islands?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Marshall Islands was 68.7% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1980.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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