Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 32.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
32.52
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
5th
of 193 countries
All-time high
32.52
in 2022
All-time low
8.02
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Tonga, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tonga is 32.52, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tonga peaked at 32.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.02, in 1990.
That places Tonga 5th 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.02 | — |
| 1991 | 8.39 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 8.77 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 9.18 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 9.62 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 10.08 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 10.56 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 11.06 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 11.57 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 12.11 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 12.67 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 13.27 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 13.9 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 14.58 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 15.29 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.04 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 16.84 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.66 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 18.52 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 19.42 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 20.35 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 21.29 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 22.23 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 23.18 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 24.16 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 25.16 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 26.17 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 27.21 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 28.26 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 29.32 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.39 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 31.46 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 32.52 | +3.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 32.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 32.52 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.94 | 8.02 | 12.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.82 | 12.67 | 19.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.73 | 20.35 | 29.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.46 | 30.39 | 32.52 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tonga?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tonga was 32.52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Tonga ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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 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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