Share of overweight men vs. women in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of overweight men vs. women was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 82.5% for share of overweight men vs. women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Tuvalu peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1980.
That places Tuvalu 8th 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 overweight men vs. women in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 66.5% | — |
| 1981 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 70.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
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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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 overweight men vs. women in Tuvalu?
- Share of overweight men vs. women 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 overweight men vs. women recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Tuvalu ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women 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 overweight men vs. women. 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.