Share of women who are overweight or obese in American Samoa
American Samoa: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 92.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women 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
American Samoa recorded 92.4% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in American Samoa peaked at 92.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, 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 women who are overweight or obese in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 86.5% | — |
| 1981 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.8% | 86.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.0% | 89.2% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 90.8% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.7% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More gender data for American Samoa
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 339 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 342 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 329 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 343 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 361 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in American Samoa?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in American Samoa was 92.4% 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 women who are overweight or obese recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- American Samoa ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 women 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.