Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Tokelau
Tokelau: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 0.7% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Tokelau, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 0.7% for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Tokelau peaked at 4.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.
That places Tokelau 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.3% | — |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Tokelau?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Tokelau was 0.7% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- How does Tokelau rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Tokelau ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tokelau data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by 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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Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.