Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Fiji
Fiji: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude 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 (crude estimate) in Fiji is 39.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Fiji peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1980.
That places Fiji 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.6% | — |
| 1981 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 13.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 21.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 27.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 35.7% | 39.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Fiji?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Fiji was 39.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1980.
- How does Fiji rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Fiji ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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