East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Fiji: Prevalence of overweight, female
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 72.0% against 34.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 37.5%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Fiji ranks 35th of 43 groups.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 58.9% | 41.2% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 64.4% | 41.7% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 68.9% | 39.9% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 71.6% | 37.8% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 72.0% against 34.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Fiji?
- 37.5%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Fiji?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Fiji rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Fiji ranks 35th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.