Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 50.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Vanuatu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Vanuatu is 50.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Vanuatu peaked at 50.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1980.
Vanuatu ranks 124th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.8% | — |
| 1981 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.7% | 37.8% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 42.0% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 45.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.0% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 50.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Vanuatu?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Vanuatu was 50.8% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Vanuatu ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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