Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
112th
of 198 countries
All-time high
23.9%
in 2017
All-time low
15.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Marshall Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 23.9% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Marshall Islands peaked at 23.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1980.
That places Marshall Islands 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.3% | — |
| 1981 | 15.5% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 15.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 109 Iceland 24.5% compare
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- 113 Palestine, State of 23.6% compare
- 114 Kazakhstan 23.6% compare
- 115 Germany 23.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Marshall Islands?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Marshall Islands was 23.9% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1980.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Marshall Islands ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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