Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
60th
of 198 countries
All-time high
65.7%
in 2024
All-time low
26.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 65.7% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles peaked at 65.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1980.
That places Seychelles 60th out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.3% | — |
| 1981 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 31.5% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 35.6% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.6% | 26.3% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 34.5% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 45.8% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 55.6% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 62.3% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 57 Syrian Arab Republic 66.2% compare
- 58 Türkiye 66.0% compare
- 59 El Salvador 65.7% compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 65.6% compare
- 62 Bermuda 65.6% compare
- 63 Antigua and Barbuda 65.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Seychelles was 65.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Seychelles ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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