Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in American Samoa
American Samoa: Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese was 0.5 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
196th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 1975
All-time low
0.5
in 2001
Years of data
40
1975–2014
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in American Samoa, 1975–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in American Samoa stood at 0.5. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in American Samoa peaked at 1.1 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2001.
American Samoa ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.1 | — |
| 1976 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.3, 22% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.45, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.82 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.63 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.51 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in American Samoa?
- Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese in American Samoa was 0.5 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2001.
- How does American Samoa rank for share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese?
- American Samoa ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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