Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Fiji
Fiji: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.7
in 2016
All-time low
23.2
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Fiji, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Fiji stood at 27.7. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Fiji peaked at 27.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 1975.
Fiji ranks 31st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.44 | 23.9 | 25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.63 | 25.1 | 26.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.67 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.43 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More health data for Fiji
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,339 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,786 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 8,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Fiji?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Fiji was 27.7 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 1975.
- How does Fiji rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Fiji ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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