Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Melanesia (UNSDG)
Melanesia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 21.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Melanesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Melanesia (UNSDG) is 21.76, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Melanesia (UNSDG) peaked at 21.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.15, in 2000.
That places Melanesia (UNSDG) 62nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Melanesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.15 | — |
| 2001 | 15.36 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.58 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.88 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 16.1 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.31 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.61 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.82 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 17.04 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.33 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.64 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.85 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.14 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18.43 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.73 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.03 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.42 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 19.8 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 20.11 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.49 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 20.88 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 21.36 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 21.76 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.22 | 15.15 | 17.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.96 | 17.64 | 20.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.34 | 20.88 | 21.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia (UNSDG)
- 59 Dominican Republic 29.34 compare
- 60 Suriname 29.02 compare
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28.68 compare
- 62 Guyana 28.46 compare
- 63 Ireland 28.35 compare
- 64 Brazil 28.14 compare
- 65 Trinidad and Tobago 28.05 compare
More health data for Melanesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 274.01 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 52.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.69 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.16 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.11 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Melanesia (UNSDG) was 21.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.15 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 62nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia (UNSDG) 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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