Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 47.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
47.1
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
9th
of 193 countries
All-time high
47.1
in 2022
All-time low
33.61
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Micronesia (country), 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 47.1 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Micronesia (country) peaked at 47.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.61, in 1990.
Micronesia (country) ranks 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.61 | — |
| 1991 | 34.09 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 34.5 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 34.87 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 35.24 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 35.63 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 36.03 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 36.43 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 36.83 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 37.23 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 37.61 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 37.97 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.31 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 38.67 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.03 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 39.41 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 39.78 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 40.19 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.61 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.05 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 41.49 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 41.92 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 42.36 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 42.8 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 43.24 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 43.69 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44.15 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.63 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 45.11 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 45.6 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.09 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.59 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 47.1 | +1.1% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 47.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 47.1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.69, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.45 | 33.61 | 37.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.26 | 37.61 | 41.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5 | 41.49 | 45.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.59 | 46.09 | 47.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1624 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Micronesia (country)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Micronesia (country) was 47.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.61 in 1990.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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