Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) was 78.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Micronesia (country), 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 78.4% for prevalence of overweight, female 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 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Micronesia (country) peaked at 78.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 1990.
That places Micronesia (country) 12th out of 196 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, female (% of female adults) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.0% | — |
| 1991 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 78.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 78.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 73.0% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 75.7% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 77.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.2% | 78.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
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- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 1,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 1,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 1,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,045 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Micronesia (country)?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Micronesia (country) was 78.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 1990.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.