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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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