Prevalence of overweight in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of overweight was 90.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Tonga, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Tonga stood at 90.4%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Tonga peaked at 90.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 2nd 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 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.8% | — |
| 1991 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 80.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.6% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 87.2% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.9% | 90.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Tonga?
- Prevalence of overweight in Tonga was 90.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.