Prevalence of of obesity among adults | Tonga – yearly data, chart and table
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Percentage of adults aged 18+ years with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² or higher.
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Proportion of obese people (BMI of 30 kg/m² or higher) in Tonga in 2022 amounted to 71.65% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was 70.80%. It has been growing in this country for already 32 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of obesity among adults in Tonga has increased in 1.51 times. The highest obesity rate in the adult population was in 2022, when it reached 71.65%. The minimum was recorded in 1990, with a value of 47.38% of total adult population of Tonga.
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