Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Tuvalu

Obesity in adults in Tuvalu in 2024 — 65.1%. Ranked 193 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 25.4 pp.

2024 65.1% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 193of 199
Period maximum 65.1%2024
Period minimum 39.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Tuvalu, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 39.7%1981: 40.5%1982: 41.3%1983: 42.1%1984: 42.8%1985: 43.7%1986: 44.5%1987: 45.3%1988: 46.1%1989: 46.9%1990: 47.6%1991: 48.3%1992: 49%1993: 49.6%1994: 50.2%1995: 50.8%1996: 51.3%1997: 51.9%1998: 52.4%1999: 52.9%2000: 53.4%2001: 53.9%2002: 54.4%2003: 54.9%2004: 55.4%2005: 55.8%2006: 56.3%2007: 56.7%2008: 57.2%2009: 57.7%2010: 58.2%2011: 58.7%2012: 59.1%2013: 59.6%2014: 60.1%2015: 60.6%2016: 61.1%2017: 61.6%2018: 62.1%2019: 62.6%2020: 63.1%2021: 63.6%2022: 64.1%2023: 64.6%2024: 65.1%
Change over the period: +25.4 pp Annual average: 0.58 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Tuvalu 65.1%
World computed 16.1%
East Asia & Pacific computed 10%
Obesity in adults — Tuvalu, by year Tuvalu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 65.1 +0.5 pp
2023 64.6 +0.5 pp
2022 64.1 +0.5 pp
2021 63.6 +0.5 pp
2020 63.1 +0.5 pp
2019 62.6 +0.5 pp
2018 62.1 +0.5 pp
2017 61.6 +0.5 pp
2016 61.1 +0.5 pp
2015 60.6 +0.5 pp
2014 60.1 +0.5 pp
2013 59.6 +0.5 pp
2012 59.1 +0.5 pp
2011 58.7 +0.5 pp
2010 58.2 +0.5 pp
2009 57.7 +0.5 pp
2008 57.2 +0.5 pp
2007 56.7 +0.5 pp
2006 56.3 +0.5 pp
2005 55.8 +0.5 pp
2004 55.4 +0.5 pp
2003 54.9 +0.5 pp
2002 54.4 +0.5 pp
2001 53.9 +0.5 pp
2000 53.4 +0.5 pp
1999 52.9 +0.5 pp
1998 52.4 +0.5 pp
1997 51.9 +0.5 pp
1996 51.3 +0.6 pp
1995 50.8 +0.6 pp
1994 50.2 +0.6 pp
1993 49.6 +0.6 pp
1992 49 +0.7 pp
1991 48.3 +0.7 pp
1990 47.6 +0.7 pp
1989 46.9 +0.8 pp
1988 46.1 +0.8 pp
1987 45.3 +0.8 pp
1986 44.5 +0.8 pp
1985 43.7 +0.8 pp
1984 42.8 +0.8 pp
1983 42.1 +0.8 pp
1982 41.3 +0.8 pp
1981 40.5 +0.8 pp
1980 39.7

Polynesia, 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.