Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Samoa
Samoa: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 198 countries
All-time high
86.8%
in 2024
All-time low
63.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 86.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Samoa peaked at 86.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1980.
That places Samoa 7th 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 (crude estimate) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.5% | — |
| 1981 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 65.2% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 69.5% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.4% | 63.5% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 72.2% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.2% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.4% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Samoa?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Samoa was 86.8% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Samoa ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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