Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Fiji
Fiji: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 30.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.74
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
69th
of 193 countries
All-time high
30.74
in 2022
All-time low
12.23
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Fiji, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Fiji stood at 30.74. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Fiji peaked at 30.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.23, in 1990.
That places Fiji 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.23 | — |
| 1991 | 12.32 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.44 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.59 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 12.77 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.96 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.16 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.38 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 13.62 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 13.89 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 14.18 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.5 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 14.85 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.25 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.67 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 16.14 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.65 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 17.21 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.81 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 18.45 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 19.14 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 19.86 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 20.62 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 21.43 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.29 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 23.2 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.17 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 25.19 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.26 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 27.36 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 28.47 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 29.6 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 30.74 | +3.9% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 30.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 30.74 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.94 | 12.23 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.07 | 14.18 | 18.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.95 | 19.14 | 27.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6 | 28.47 | 30.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Fiji?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Fiji was 30.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 30.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.23 in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Fiji ranks 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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