Share of men who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 62.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands stood at 62.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands peaked at 67.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1980.
Marshall Islands ranks 72nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.9% | 57.7% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 64.5% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 66.7% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.1% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.1% | 63.7% | 5 |
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- 69 Bolivia 62.6% compare
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- 75 Sweden 61.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands was 62.1% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1980.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Marshall Islands ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 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 metres squared.