Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Palau
Palau: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 198 countries
All-time high
73.9%
in 2021
All-time low
60.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Palau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 73.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Palau peaked at 73.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 1980.
Palau ranks 19th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 (crude estimate) in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60.4% | — |
| 1981 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 65.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 67.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.3% | 60.4% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 67.4% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 71.9% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 73.4% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.8% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 16 French Polynesia 74.3% compare
- 17 Mexico 74.2% compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 73.9% compare
- 20 Panama 73.3% compare
- 21 United States of America 73.1% compare
- 22 Belize 73.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Palau?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Palau was 73.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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