Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 22.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Vanuatu, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 22.57 for obesity prevalence adults who gho in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Vanuatu peaked at 22.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1980.
That places Vanuatu 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | — |
| 1981 | 11.2 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 11.41 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 11.63 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.85 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 12.09 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 12.33 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 12.57 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 12.82 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 13.08 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 13.33 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 13.57 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 13.81 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 14.05 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 14.28 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 14.52 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 14.76 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 15.25 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 15.5 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 15.75 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 16 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 16.25 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 16.75 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 17 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.24 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 17.47 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.7 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.93 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.15 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.37 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.84 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.1 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.38 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.68 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.32 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.66 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.02 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.39 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.77 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.16 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.57 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 | 11 | 13.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.41 | 13.33 | 15.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.86 | 15.75 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.31 | 18.15 | 20.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.78 | 21.02 | 22.57 | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3796 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2888 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Vanuatu?
- Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Vanuatu was 22.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 22.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
- Vanuatu ranks 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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