Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 90.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Tonga, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tonga is 90.39, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tonga peaked at 90.39 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.77, in 1990.
That places Tonga 1st 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.77 | — |
| 1991 | 81.28 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.75 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.19 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.6 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.98 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.33 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 83.66 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.99 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 84.29 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.58 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.86 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.13 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.39 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.64 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.9 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.15 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.4 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.67 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.94 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.21 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.48 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.75 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.02 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.29 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.57 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.85 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.12 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.38 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.64 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.9 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.15 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.39 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.68 | 80.77 | 84.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.77 | 84.58 | 86.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.43 | 87.21 | 89.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.15 | 89.9 | 90.39 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tonga?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tonga was 90.39 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 90.39 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.77 in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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