Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 0.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Marshall Islands, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.3% for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
Marshall Islands ranks 180th 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 men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.1% | — |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 15% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Marshall Islands?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Marshall Islands was 0.3% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Marshall Islands ranks 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men (% 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.