Share of men who are overweight or obese in Samoa
Samoa: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 83.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in 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 Samoa stood at 83.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Samoa peaked at 83.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1980.
That places Samoa 7th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.6% | 58.2% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 69.7% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 76.1% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 80.1% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.4% | 83.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Samoa?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Samoa was 83.2% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Samoa ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 metres squared.