Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Micronesia (UNSDG)
Micronesia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 46.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Micronesia (UNSDG), 2002–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Micronesia (UNSDG) recorded 46.98 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Micronesia (UNSDG) peaked at 46.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.52, in 2002.
Micronesia (UNSDG) ranks 2nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Micronesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39.52 | — |
| 2003 | 39.91 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.24 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 40.62 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 41 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.38 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.72 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.1 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 42.48 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 42.84 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 43.23 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 43.56 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 43.91 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.3 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 44.68 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.04 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.41 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 45.8 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 46.23 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46.6 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 46.98 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.81 | 39.52 | 42.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.12 | 42.48 | 45.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.61 | 46.23 | 46.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (UNSDG)
More health data for Micronesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7.26 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 75.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.32 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 43.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 20.45 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.4 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Micronesia (UNSDG) was 46.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.52 in 2002.
- How does Micronesia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Micronesia (UNSDG) ranks 2nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Micronesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (UNSDG) 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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