Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Samoa

Samoa: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 62.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
62.43
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 193 countries
All-time high
62.43
in 2022
All-time low
37.83
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Samoa, 1990–2022

02040601990200620221990: 37.81991: 38.81992: 39.71993: 40.61994: 41.51995: 42.41996: 43.21997: 44.11998: 44.91999: 45.82000: 46.62001: 47.42002: 48.22003: 492004: 49.82005: 50.52006: 51.32007: 522008: 52.82009: 53.52010: 54.32011: 552012: 55.72013: 56.42014: 572015: 57.72016: 58.42017: 59.12018: 59.82019: 60.42020: 61.12021: 61.82022: 62.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Samoa stood at 62.43. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Samoa peaked at 62.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.83, in 1990.

Samoa ranks 7th 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 in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate) in Samoa, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 37.83
1991 38.79 +2.5%
1992 39.72 +2.4%
1993 40.62 +2.3%
1994 41.51 +2.2%
1995 42.37 +2.1%
1996 43.23 +2.0%
1997 44.09 +2.0%
1998 44.93 +1.9%
1999 45.76 +1.8%
2000 46.58 +1.8%
2001 47.39 +1.7%
2002 48.19 +1.7%
2003 48.97 +1.6%
2004 49.75 +1.6%
2005 50.52 +1.5%
2006 51.29 +1.5%
2007 52.05 +1.5%
2008 52.8 +1.4%
2009 53.54 +1.4%
2010 54.27 +1.4%
2011 54.97 +1.3%
2012 55.67 +1.3%
2013 56.36 +1.2%
2014 57.04 +1.2%
2015 57.73 +1.2%
2016 58.41 +1.2%
2017 59.09 +1.2%
2018 59.77 +1.2%
2019 60.44 +1.1%
2020 61.11 +1.1%
2021 61.77 +1.1%
2022 62.43 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.88 37.83 45.76 10
2000s 50.11 46.58 53.54 10
2010s 57.38 54.27 60.44 10
2020s 61.77 61.11 62.43 3

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 4 Cook Islands 68.92 compare
  2. 5 Niue 66.58 compare
  3. 6 Tuvalu 64.2 compare
  4. 8 Bahamas 47.26 compare
  5. 9 Micronesia, Federated States of 47.1 compare
  6. 10 Kiribati 46.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Samoa?
Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Samoa was 62.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 62.43 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 37.83 in 1990.
How does Samoa rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
Samoa ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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