Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.8%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2024
All-time low
29.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Seychelles stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Seychelles peaked at 63.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1980.
Seychelles ranks 58th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.1% | — |
| 1981 | 29.8% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 32.3% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 38.8% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 40.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.8% | 29.1% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 37.8% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 47.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 55.6% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 61.2% | 63.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Seychelles?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Seychelles was 63.8% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Seychelles ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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