Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.9%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
41st
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2024
All-time low
8.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 34.9% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles peaked at 34.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
Seychelles ranks 41st 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 (crude estimate) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.1% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 11.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.7% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 31.2% | 34.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 35.4% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
- 42 Bermuda 34.8% compare
- 43 New Zealand 34.7% compare
- 44 Paraguay 34.2% compare
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles was 34.9% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Seychelles ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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