Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Fiji
Fiji: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 33.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Fiji, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Fiji is 33.84, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Fiji peaked at 33.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.86, in 1990.
That places Fiji 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.86 | — |
| 1991 | 19.18 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 19.49 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 19.8 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 20.11 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 20.43 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 20.77 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 21.11 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 21.46 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 21.83 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 22.21 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 22.62 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.04 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 23.48 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 23.95 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.42 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.91 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.4 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.91 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 26.44 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 26.96 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 27.48 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 28.53 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 29.07 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.63 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.2 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 30.78 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.37 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.96 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 32.58 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.2 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.84 | +1.9% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 33.84 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 33.84 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.69, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3 | 18.86 | 21.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.24 | 22.21 | 26.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4 | 26.96 | 31.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.21 | 32.58 | 33.84 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Fiji?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Fiji was 33.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 33.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.86 in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Fiji ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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