Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tuvalu stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tuvalu peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 1980.
That places Tuvalu 8th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 71.3% | — |
| 1981 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.4% | 71.3% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 77.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.6% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 83.8% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tuvalu?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tuvalu was 85.8% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Tuvalu ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, 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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