Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Marshall Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 60.5% for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Marshall Islands peaked at 64.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1980.
That places Marshall Islands 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 55.1% | — |
| 1981 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 63.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.9% | 55.1% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 63.5% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 63.0% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 60.5% | 62.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Marshall Islands?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Marshall Islands was 60.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1980.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Marshall Islands ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Being overweight is defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and being obese is defined as a BMI greater than 30.