Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 71.65 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
71.65
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
71.65
in 2022
All-time low
47.38
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Tonga, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tonga stood at 71.65. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tonga peaked at 71.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.38, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 1st 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.38 | — |
| 1991 | 48.1 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 48.79 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 49.46 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 50.1 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 50.73 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 51.35 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 51.97 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 52.59 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 53.22 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 53.84 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 54.47 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.11 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.75 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 56.42 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 57.8 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.55 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.34 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 60.17 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.02 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 61.9 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 62.77 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.66 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 64.56 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.47 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.38 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.29 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 68.18 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.07 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 69.94 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.8 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.65 | +1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 71.65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 71.65 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.69, 3.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.37 | 47.38 | 53.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.85 | 53.84 | 60.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.03 | 61.02 | 69.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8 | 69.94 | 71.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tonga?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tonga was 71.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 71.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.38 in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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