Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 73.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Marshall Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 73.19 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Marshall Islands peaked at 73.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.59, in 1990.
Marshall Islands ranks 17th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.59 | — |
| 1991 | 69 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.37 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 69.7 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 70 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.27 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.5 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.73 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.92 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.1 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.26 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.41 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 71.54 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.68 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.8 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.91 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.01 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.11 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.21 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.3 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.38 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.44 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.51 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.57 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.63 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.7 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 72.76 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.83 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.89 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.96 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.04 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.11 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.19 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.02 | 68.59 | 71.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.82 | 71.26 | 72.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.67 | 72.38 | 72.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.11 | 73.04 | 73.19 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Marshall Islands?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Marshall Islands was 73.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 73.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.59 in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Marshall Islands ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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