Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 56.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Solomon Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Solomon Islands stood at 56.93. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Solomon Islands peaked at 56.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.66, in 1990.
Solomon Islands ranks 91st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.66 | — |
| 1991 | 40.11 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 40.56 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 40.99 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 41.43 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 41.86 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 42.29 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 42.73 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 43.18 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 43.63 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 44.09 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 44.56 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 45.05 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 45.55 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.07 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 46.6 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.13 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 47.67 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.22 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 48.78 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.35 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.93 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.53 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 51.15 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 51.78 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 52.41 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.06 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 53.7 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.34 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 54.98 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 55.63 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 56.27 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.93 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.64 | 39.66 | 43.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.37 | 44.09 | 48.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.12 | 49.35 | 54.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.28 | 55.63 | 56.93 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Solomon Islands?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Solomon Islands was 56.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 56.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.66 in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Solomon Islands ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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