Share of adults who are overweight in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Share of adults who are overweight was 85.77 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
85.77
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 196 countries
All-time high
85.77
in 2024
All-time low
71.33
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Tuvalu, 1980–2024

0204060801980200220241980: 71.31981: 721982: 72.71983: 73.41984: 74.11985: 74.81986: 75.41987: 76.11988: 76.71989: 77.31990: 77.81991: 78.41992: 78.81993: 79.31994: 79.71995: 80.11996: 80.41997: 80.81998: 81.11999: 81.42000: 81.62001: 81.92002: 82.12003: 82.42004: 82.62005: 82.82006: 832007: 83.22008: 83.42009: 83.62010: 83.82011: 842012: 84.12013: 84.32014: 84.52015: 84.62016: 84.82017: 84.92018: 852019: 85.22020: 85.32021: 85.42022: 85.52023: 85.72024: 85.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tuvalu recorded 85.77 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Tuvalu peaked at 85.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.33, in 1980.

That places Tuvalu 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 74.38 71.33 77.28 10
1990s 79.78 77.84 81.37 10
2000s 82.68 81.64 83.64 10
2010s 84.52 83.82 85.16 10
2020s 85.54 85.3 85.77 5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 2 Cook Islands 89.99 compare
  2. 2 Tonga 91 compare
  3. 3 Naoero 89.29 compare
  4. 3 Niue 88.09 compare
  5. 4 Samoa 87.42 compare
  6. 6 Chile 80.23 compare
  7. 7 Kuwait 77.06 compare
  8. 8 Kiribati 76.83 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

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All data for Tuvalu β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Tuvalu?
Share of adults who are overweight in Tuvalu was 85.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 85.77 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 71.33 in 1980.
How does Tuvalu rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Tuvalu ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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