Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Nauru

Obesity in adults in Nauru in 2024 — 71.4%. Ranked 196 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.3 pp.

2024 71.4% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 196of 199
Period maximum 71.4%2024
Period minimum 64%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Nauru, 1980–2024646668707219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 64%1981: 64.5%1982: 65%1983: 65.4%1984: 65.6%1985: 65.8%1986: 66%1987: 66.2%1988: 66.3%1989: 66.4%1990: 66.5%1991: 66.4%1992: 66.3%1993: 66.3%1994: 66.4%1995: 66.4%1996: 66.3%1997: 66.3%1998: 66.3%1999: 66.2%2000: 66.1%2001: 66.1%2002: 66%2003: 66%2004: 66%2005: 66.1%2006: 66.2%2007: 66.4%2008: 66.6%2009: 66.8%2010: 67.1%2011: 67.4%2012: 67.7%2013: 68%2014: 68.3%2015: 68.6%2016: 69%2017: 69.3%2018: 69.6%2019: 69.8%2020: 70%2021: 70.4%2022: 70.8%2023: 71.1%2024: 71.4%
Change over the period: +7.3 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nauru 71.4%
World computed 16.1%
East Asia & Pacific computed 10%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 47%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Nauru, by year Nauru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 71.4 +0.3 pp
2023 71.1 +0.3 pp
2022 70.8 +0.4 pp
2021 70.4 +0.4 pp
2020 70 +0.2 pp
2019 69.8 +0.2 pp
2018 69.6 +0.3 pp
2017 69.3 +0.3 pp
2016 69 +0.4 pp
2015 68.6 +0.3 pp
2014 68.3 +0.3 pp
2013 68 +0.3 pp
2012 67.7 +0.3 pp
2011 67.4 +0.3 pp
2010 67.1 +0.3 pp
2009 66.8 +0.2 pp
2008 66.6 +0.2 pp
2007 66.4 +0.2 pp
2006 66.2 +0.2 pp
2005 66.1 +0.1 pp
2004 66 −0 pp
2003 66 −0.1 pp
2002 66 −0 pp
2001 66.1 −0 pp
2000 66.1 −0.1 pp
1999 66.2 −0.1 pp
1998 66.3 −0 pp
1997 66.3 −0 pp
1996 66.3 −0 pp
1995 66.4 −0 pp
1994 66.4 +0 pp
1993 66.3 +0 pp
1992 66.3 −0.1 pp
1991 66.4 −0 pp
1990 66.5 +0 pp
1989 66.4 +0.1 pp
1988 66.3 +0.1 pp
1987 66.2 +0.2 pp
1986 66 +0.2 pp
1985 65.8 +0.2 pp
1984 65.6 +0.3 pp
1983 65.4 +0.4 pp
1982 65 +0.5 pp
1981 64.5 +0.5 pp
1980 64

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.