In 2016, female obesity prevalence for Tonga was 54.5 %. Female obesity prevalence of Tonga increased from 42.6 % in 1997 to 54.5 % in 2016 growing at an average annual rate of 1.31%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Once considered a problem only in high income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 54.5 | 1.11% |
| 2015 | 53.9 | 0.94% |
| 2014 | 53.4 | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 52.8 | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 52.2 | 1.16% |
| 2011 | 51.6 | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 51.0 | 1.19% |
| 2009 | 50.4 | 1.20% |
| 2008 | 49.8 | 1.22% |
| 2007 | 49.2 | 1.44% |
| 2006 | 48.5 | 1.25% |
| 2005 | 47.9 |