Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu is 82.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1980.
Tuvalu ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 70.4% | 66.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 74.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 78.5% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 80.7% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 82.1% | 82.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu was 82.5% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Tuvalu ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese 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 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.