Prevalence of overweight, female in Nauru

Nauru: Prevalence of overweight, female was 88.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
88.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
5th
of 196 countries
All-time high
90.5%
in 1990
All-time low
88.5%
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight, female in Nauru, 1990–2022

0204060801001990200620221990: 90.5 % of female adults1991: 90.5 % of female adults1992: 90.4 % of female adults1993: 90.4 % of female adults1994: 90.3 % of female adults1995: 90.2 % of female adults1996: 90.1 % of female adults1997: 90 % of female adults1998: 90 % of female adults1999: 89.9 % of female adults2000: 89.8 % of female adults2001: 89.7 % of female adults2002: 89.6 % of female adults2003: 89.5 % of female adults2004: 89.4 % of female adults2005: 89.3 % of female adults2006: 89.2 % of female adults2007: 89.1 % of female adults2008: 89 % of female adults2009: 89 % of female adults2010: 88.9 % of female adults2011: 88.8 % of female adults2012: 88.8 % of female adults2013: 88.8 % of female adults2014: 88.7 % of female adults2015: 88.7 % of female adults2016: 88.7 % of female adults2017: 88.7 % of female adults2018: 88.6 % of female adults2019: 88.6 % of female adults2020: 88.6 % of female adults2021: 88.5 % of female adults2022: 88.5 % of female adults

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.

Analysis

In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Nauru stood at 88.5%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Nauru peaked at 90.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2022.

Nauru ranks 5th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Prevalence of overweight, female in Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) in Nauru, 1990 to 2022.
Year % of female adults Change
1990 90.5%
1991 90.5% -0.1%
1992 90.4% -0.1%
1993 90.4% -0.1%
1994 90.3% -0.1%
1995 90.2% -0.1%
1996 90.1% -0.1%
1997 90.0% -0.1%
1998 90.0% -0.1%
1999 89.9% -0.1%
2000 89.8% -0.1%
2001 89.7% -0.1%
2002 89.6% -0.1%
2003 89.5% -0.1%
2004 89.4% -0.1%
2005 89.3% -0.1%
2006 89.2% -0.1%
2007 89.1% -0.1%
2008 89.0% -0.1%
2009 89.0% -0.1%
2010 88.9% -0.1%
2011 88.8% -0.1%
2012 88.8% -0.0%
2013 88.8% -0.0%
2014 88.7% -0.0%
2015 88.7% -0.0%
2016 88.7% -0.0%
2017 88.7% -0.0%
2018 88.6% -0.0%
2019 88.6% -0.0%
2020 88.6% -0.0%
2021 88.5% -0.0%
2022 88.5% -0.0%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 88.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.6× the median. (66 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 88.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.2% 89.9% 90.5% 10
2000s 89.4% 89.0% 89.8% 10
2010s 88.7% 88.6% 88.9% 10
2020s 88.5% 88.5% 88.6% 3

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 2 American Samoa 92.6% compare
  2. 3 Samoa 92.2% compare
  3. 4 Tuvalu 88.8% compare
  4. 6 Kiribati 83.3% compare
  5. 7 Egypt 81.9% compare
  6. 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight, female in Nauru?
Prevalence of overweight, female in Nauru was 88.5% 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 Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2022.
How does Nauru rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
Nauru ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nauru 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
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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.