Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Samoa
Samoa: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 23.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23.54
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
12th
of 193 countries
All-time high
23.54
in 2022
All-time low
5.55
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Samoa, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Samoa is 23.54, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Samoa peaked at 23.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.55, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 12th 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.55 | — |
| 1991 | 5.95 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 6.37 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 6.79 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 7.22 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 7.65 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 8.08 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 8.52 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 8.96 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 9.42 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 9.88 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 10.37 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.88 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 11.94 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 12.5 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 13.07 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 13.66 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 14.25 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 14.84 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 15.43 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.01 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.59 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 17.18 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 18.43 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 19.09 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.77 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 20.47 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.21 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 21.97 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 22.75 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 23.54 | +3.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 23.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 23.54 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.45 | 5.55 | 9.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.28 | 9.88 | 14.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2 | 15.43 | 21.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.75 | 21.97 | 23.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Samoa?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Samoa was 23.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Samoa ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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