Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Fiji

Obesity in adults in Fiji in 2024 — 39%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 23.4 pp.

2024 39% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 174of 199
Period maximum 39%2024
Period minimum 15.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Fiji, 1980–20241020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 15.7%1981: 15.9%1982: 16.2%1983: 16.5%1984: 16.8%1985: 17.1%1986: 17.4%1987: 17.7%1988: 18%1989: 18.3%1990: 18.6%1991: 18.9%1992: 19.3%1993: 19.6%1994: 19.9%1995: 20.3%1996: 20.7%1997: 21.1%1998: 21.5%1999: 21.9%2000: 22.3%2001: 22.8%2002: 23.3%2003: 23.9%2004: 24.4%2005: 25%2006: 25.6%2007: 26.2%2008: 26.8%2009: 27.5%2010: 28.1%2011: 28.8%2012: 29.5%2013: 30.2%2014: 30.9%2015: 31.7%2016: 32.4%2017: 33.2%2018: 34%2019: 34.8%2020: 35.6%2021: 36.5%2022: 37.3%2023: 38.2%2024: 39%
Change over the period: +23.4 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Fiji

Fiji 39%
World computed 16.1%
East Asia & Pacific computed 10%
Melanesia computed 28.3%
Obesity in adults — Fiji, by year Fiji All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 39 +0.9 pp
2023 38.2 +0.9 pp
2022 37.3 +0.8 pp
2021 36.5 +0.8 pp
2020 35.6 +0.8 pp
2019 34.8 +0.8 pp
2018 34 +0.8 pp
2017 33.2 +0.8 pp
2016 32.4 +0.8 pp
2015 31.7 +0.7 pp
2014 30.9 +0.7 pp
2013 30.2 +0.7 pp
2012 29.5 +0.7 pp
2011 28.8 +0.7 pp
2010 28.1 +0.7 pp
2009 27.5 +0.7 pp
2008 26.8 +0.6 pp
2007 26.2 +0.6 pp
2006 25.6 +0.6 pp
2005 25 +0.6 pp
2004 24.4 +0.6 pp
2003 23.9 +0.5 pp
2002 23.3 +0.5 pp
2001 22.8 +0.5 pp
2000 22.3 +0.4 pp
1999 21.9 +0.4 pp
1998 21.5 +0.4 pp
1997 21.1 +0.4 pp
1996 20.7 +0.4 pp
1995 20.3 +0.4 pp
1994 19.9 +0.3 pp
1993 19.6 +0.3 pp
1992 19.3 +0.3 pp
1991 18.9 +0.3 pp
1990 18.6 +0.3 pp
1989 18.3 +0.3 pp
1988 18 +0.3 pp
1987 17.7 +0.3 pp
1986 17.4 +0.3 pp
1985 17.1 +0.3 pp
1984 16.8 +0.3 pp
1983 16.5 +0.3 pp
1982 16.2 +0.3 pp
1981 15.9 +0.3 pp
1980 15.7

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.