Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Fiji
Fiji: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Fiji, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Fiji is 65.79, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Fiji peaked at 65.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.15, in 1990.
Fiji ranks 42nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.15 | — |
| 1991 | 49.62 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 50.07 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 50.52 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 50.95 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 51.39 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 51.83 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.27 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.72 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 53.17 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 53.63 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.1 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.59 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.09 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.61 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 56.14 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 56.68 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 57.22 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 57.78 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.35 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 58.91 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.48 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.05 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 60.62 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.2 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.78 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.37 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 62.95 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 63.53 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 64.1 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 64.66 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 65.23 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 65.79 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.17 | 49.15 | 53.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.92 | 53.63 | 58.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5 | 58.91 | 64.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.23 | 64.66 | 65.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Fiji?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Fiji was 65.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 65.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.15 in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Fiji ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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