Prevalence of overweight in Samoa
Samoa: Prevalence of overweight was 87.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Samoa, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Samoa is 87.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Samoa peaked at 87.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1990.
That places Samoa 4th 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 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.9% | — |
| 1991 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 74.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 80.6% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.3% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.2% | 87.7% | 3 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Samoa?
- Prevalence of overweight in Samoa was 87.7% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Samoa ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.