Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji
Fiji: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 67.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
39th
of 198 countries
All-time high
67.8%
in 2024
All-time low
43.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji stood at 67.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji peaked at 67.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1980.
That places Fiji 39th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.9% | — |
| 1981 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.1% | 43.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 48.8% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 53.9% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 59.9% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.6% | 67.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Fiji was 67.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1980.
- How does Fiji rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Fiji ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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