Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 55.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
114th
of 198 countries
All-time high
55.6%
in 2024
All-time low
32.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 55.6% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 55.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1980.
Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.2% | — |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 35.6% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 55.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 55.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.1%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.8% | 32.2% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 38.4% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 44.9% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 49.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.0% | 55.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 111 Luxembourg 56.1% compare
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- 115 Kyrgyzstan 55.5% compare
- 116 Morocco 55.5% compare
- 117 Tajikistan 55.4% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Papua New Guinea?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Papua New Guinea was 55.6% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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