Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women 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
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu stood at 88.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1980.
That places Tuvalu 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.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 74.9% | — |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.4% | 74.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 80.2% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.1% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.6% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.3% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More gender data for Tuvalu
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 102 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 98 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu was 88.8% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Tuvalu ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 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.