Prevalence of overweight in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Prevalence of overweight was 65.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Pacific island small states, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 65.6% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Pacific island small states peaked at 65.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1990.
That places Pacific island small states 2nd out of 43 groups 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 in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.7% | — |
| 1991 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 53.7% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 57.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 61.1% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.8% | 65.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Pacific island small states?
- Prevalence of overweight in Pacific island small states was 65.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Pacific island small states ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.