Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Palau
Palau: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 41.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
23rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
41.6%
in 2024
All-time low
16.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Palau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Palau stood at 41.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Palau peaked at 41.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.
Palau ranks 23rd 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.9% | — |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 18.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.4% | 16.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 20.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 25.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.2% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 38.8% | 41.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 20 Barbados 42.0% compare
- 21 Qatar 41.9% compare
- 22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 41.9% compare
- 24 American Samoa 40.9% compare
- 25 French Polynesia 40.0% compare
- 26 Panama 39.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Palau?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Palau was 41.6% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Palau ranks 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 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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