Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji
Fiji: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji is 39.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji peaked at 39.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1980.
Fiji ranks 26th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.7% | — |
| 1981 | 15.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 18.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.3% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 28.1% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.6% | 39.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji was 39.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1980.
- How does Fiji rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Fiji ranks 26th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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