Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Fiji
Fiji: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 23.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.0%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
118th
of 198 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 2024
All-time low
6.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Fiji, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Fiji stood at 23.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Fiji peaked at 23.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1980.
That places Fiji 118th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.4% | — |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.1% | 23.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Fiji?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Fiji was 23.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1980.
- How does Fiji rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Fiji ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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