Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 64.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Tuvalu, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tuvalu stood at 64.2. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tuvalu peaked at 64.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.99, in 1990.
That places Tuvalu 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.99 | — |
| 1991 | 47.69 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 48.36 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 48.98 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 49.59 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 50.17 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 50.73 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 51.3 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 51.84 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 52.36 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52.9 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 53.41 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.93 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.44 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.93 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.4 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.89 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.37 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.88 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.4 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 57.9 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 58.41 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.89 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.4 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 59.92 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.44 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 60.95 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.45 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 62.01 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.55 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.1 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 63.65 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.2 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8 | 46.99 | 52.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.15 | 52.9 | 57.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.19 | 57.9 | 62.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.65 | 63.1 | 64.2 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tuvalu?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tuvalu was 64.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.99 in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Tuvalu ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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