Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Micronesia

Obesity in adults in Micronesia in 2024 — 48.6%. Ranked 190 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 20.2 pp.

2024 48.6% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 190of 199
Period maximum 48.6%2024
Period minimum 28.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Micronesia, 1980–20242030405019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 28.5%1981: 29%1982: 29.6%1983: 30.1%1984: 30.7%1985: 31.3%1986: 31.8%1987: 32.4%1988: 33%1989: 33.5%1990: 34%1991: 34.5%1992: 34.9%1993: 35.3%1994: 35.6%1995: 36%1996: 36.4%1997: 36.8%1998: 37.3%1999: 37.7%2000: 38.1%2001: 38.4%2002: 38.8%2003: 39.2%2004: 39.5%2005: 39.9%2006: 40.3%2007: 40.7%2008: 41.2%2009: 41.6%2010: 42.1%2011: 42.5%2012: 43%2013: 43.4%2014: 43.9%2015: 44.4%2016: 44.8%2017: 45.3%2018: 45.8%2019: 46.2%2020: 46.7%2021: 47.2%2022: 47.7%2023: 48.2%2024: 48.6%
Change over the period: +20.2 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Micronesia

Micronesia 48.6%
World computed 16.1%
East Asia & Pacific computed 10%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 47%
Obesity in adults — Micronesia, by year Micronesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 48.6 +0.5 pp
2023 48.2 +0.5 pp
2022 47.7 +0.5 pp
2021 47.2 +0.5 pp
2020 46.7 +0.5 pp
2019 46.2 +0.5 pp
2018 45.8 +0.5 pp
2017 45.3 +0.5 pp
2016 44.8 +0.5 pp
2015 44.4 +0.5 pp
2014 43.9 +0.5 pp
2013 43.4 +0.5 pp
2012 43 +0.5 pp
2011 42.5 +0.5 pp
2010 42.1 +0.5 pp
2009 41.6 +0.5 pp
2008 41.2 +0.4 pp
2007 40.7 +0.4 pp
2006 40.3 +0.4 pp
2005 39.9 +0.4 pp
2004 39.5 +0.4 pp
2003 39.2 +0.4 pp
2002 38.8 +0.4 pp
2001 38.4 +0.4 pp
2000 38.1 +0.4 pp
1999 37.7 +0.4 pp
1998 37.3 +0.4 pp
1997 36.8 +0.4 pp
1996 36.4 +0.4 pp
1995 36 +0.4 pp
1994 35.6 +0.4 pp
1993 35.3 +0.3 pp
1992 34.9 +0.4 pp
1991 34.5 +0.5 pp
1990 34 +0.5 pp
1989 33.5 +0.5 pp
1988 33 +0.6 pp
1987 32.4 +0.6 pp
1986 31.8 +0.6 pp
1985 31.3 +0.6 pp
1984 30.7 +0.6 pp
1983 30.1 +0.6 pp
1982 29.6 +0.6 pp
1981 29 +0.5 pp
1980 28.5

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.