Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 29.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Tuvalu, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tuvalu is 29.72, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tuvalu peaked at 29.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.93, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 6th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.93 | — |
| 1991 | 8.27 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 8.66 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 9.12 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 9.63 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 10.18 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 10.73 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 11.28 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 11.84 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 12.4 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 12.96 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 13.52 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 14.11 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 14.76 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 15.48 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.22 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 16.97 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 17.76 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 18.54 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 19.32 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.09 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 20.86 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 21.62 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.38 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 23.13 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 23.88 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.64 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.43 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 26.25 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 27.09 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 27.95 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 28.84 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 29.72 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 7.93 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.96 | 12.96 | 19.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.54 | 20.09 | 27.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.84 | 27.95 | 29.72 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tuvalu?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Tuvalu was 29.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 29.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Tuvalu ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 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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