Share of men who are overweight or obese in American Samoa
American Samoa: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in American Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in American Samoa stood at 89.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in American Samoa peaked at 90.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 1980.
That places American Samoa 2nd out of 199 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.
Share of men who are overweight or obese in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.8% | — |
| 1981 | 78.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 89.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.1%, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 89.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.7%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.8% | 76.8% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 86.8% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 89.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 89.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 89.6% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in American Samoa?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in American Samoa was 89.6% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- American Samoa ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.