Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 12.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.2%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
171st
of 198 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2024
All-time low
5.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Solomon Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 12.2% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Solomon Islands peaked at 12.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1980.
That places Solomon Islands 171st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.8% | — |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 12.6% compare
- 169 Cape Verde 12.3% compare
- 170 Uzbekistan 12.2% compare
- 172 Guinea 12.1% compare
- 173 Togo 12.0% compare
- 174 Zimbabwe 11.6% compare
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Solomon Islands?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Solomon Islands was 12.2% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Solomon Islands ranks 171st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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