Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tonga
Tonga: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 2024
All-time low
74.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 91.0% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tonga peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1980.
That places Tonga 2nd 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 74.1% | — |
| 1981 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.4% | 74.1% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 81.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 84.9% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 87.5% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 American Samoa 91.0% compare
- 3 Tokelau 90.3% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 90.0% compare
- 5 Naoero 89.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tonga?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tonga 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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