Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
25th
of 198 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2024
All-time low
18.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in French Polynesia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in French Polynesia is 40.0%, measured 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 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in French Polynesia peaked at 40.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1980.
French Polynesia ranks 25th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.9% | — |
| 1981 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 18.9% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 23.4% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 34.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.7% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 41.9% compare
- 23 Palau 41.6% compare
- 24 American Samoa 40.9% compare
- 26 Panama 39.6% compare
- 27 New Zealand 39.1% compare
- 28 Singapore 38.7% compare
More health data for French Polynesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,588 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in French Polynesia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in French Polynesia was 40.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1980.
- How does French Polynesia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- French Polynesia ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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