Prevalence of overweight, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Prevalence of overweight, female was 88.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Tuvalu, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 88.8% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Tuvalu peaked at 88.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 4th of 196 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, female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.8% | — |
| 1991 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 88.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 88.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.6% | 79.8% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 83.5% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 86.2% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.4% | 88.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Tuvalu?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Tuvalu was 88.8% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.