Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Solomon Islands

Obesity in adults in the Solomon Islands in 2024 — 21.8%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 11.3 pp.

2024 21.8% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 92of 199
Period maximum 21.8%2024
Period minimum 10.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Solomon Islands, 1980–20241015202519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.5%1981: 10.7%1982: 10.9%1983: 11.1%1984: 11.3%1985: 11.5%1986: 11.7%1987: 12%1988: 12.2%1989: 12.4%1990: 12.7%1991: 12.9%1992: 13.2%1993: 13.4%1994: 13.7%1995: 13.9%1996: 14.2%1997: 14.4%1998: 14.7%1999: 14.9%2000: 15.2%2001: 15.5%2002: 15.8%2003: 16%2004: 16.3%2005: 16.6%2006: 16.8%2007: 17.1%2008: 17.4%2009: 17.6%2010: 17.8%2011: 18.1%2012: 18.3%2013: 18.5%2014: 18.8%2015: 19%2016: 19.3%2017: 19.6%2018: 19.9%2019: 20.2%2020: 20.5%2021: 20.8%2022: 21.1%2023: 21.5%2024: 21.8%
Change over the period: +11.3 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Solomon Islands 21.8%
World computed 16.1%
East Asia & Pacific computed 10%
Melanesia computed 28.3%
Obesity in adults — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.8 +0.4 pp
2023 21.5 +0.3 pp
2022 21.1 +0.3 pp
2021 20.8 +0.3 pp
2020 20.5 +0.3 pp
2019 20.2 +0.3 pp
2018 19.9 +0.3 pp
2017 19.6 +0.3 pp
2016 19.3 +0.3 pp
2015 19 +0.3 pp
2014 18.8 +0.2 pp
2013 18.5 +0.2 pp
2012 18.3 +0.2 pp
2011 18.1 +0.2 pp
2010 17.8 +0.2 pp
2009 17.6 +0.2 pp
2008 17.4 +0.3 pp
2007 17.1 +0.3 pp
2006 16.8 +0.3 pp
2005 16.6 +0.3 pp
2004 16.3 +0.3 pp
2003 16 +0.3 pp
2002 15.8 +0.3 pp
2001 15.5 +0.3 pp
2000 15.2 +0.3 pp
1999 14.9 +0.3 pp
1998 14.7 +0.3 pp
1997 14.4 +0.3 pp
1996 14.2 +0.2 pp
1995 13.9 +0.2 pp
1994 13.7 +0.2 pp
1993 13.4 +0.2 pp
1992 13.2 +0.2 pp
1991 12.9 +0.2 pp
1990 12.7 +0.2 pp
1989 12.4 +0.2 pp
1988 12.2 +0.2 pp
1987 12 +0.2 pp
1986 11.7 +0.2 pp
1985 11.5 +0.2 pp
1984 11.3 +0.2 pp
1983 11.1 +0.2 pp
1982 10.9 +0.2 pp
1981 10.7 +0.2 pp
1980 10.5

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.