Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Melanesia

Overweight in adults in Melanesia in 2024 — 56.4%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 23 pp.

2024 56.4% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 56.4%2024
Period minimum 33.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Melanesia, 1980–20243040506019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 33.4%1981: 33.9%1982: 34.5%1983: 35.2%1984: 35.8%1985: 36.4%1986: 37.1%1987: 37.8%1988: 38.4%1989: 39.1%1990: 39.8%1991: 40.4%1992: 41%1993: 41.6%1994: 42.2%1995: 42.8%1996: 43.4%1997: 44%1998: 44.6%1999: 45.2%2000: 45.7%2001: 46.3%2002: 46.8%2003: 47.4%2004: 47.9%2005: 48.4%2006: 48.9%2007: 49.4%2008: 49.9%2009: 50.3%2010: 50.8%2011: 51.2%2012: 51.6%2013: 52%2014: 52.4%2015: 52.8%2016: 53.2%2017: 53.6%2018: 54%2019: 54.4%2020: 54.8%2021: 55.2%2022: 55.5%2023: 55.9%2024: 56.4%
Change over the period: +23 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Melanesia 56.4%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 56.4 +0.4 pp
2023 55.9 +0.4 pp
2022 55.5 +0.4 pp
2021 55.2 +0.4 pp
2020 54.8 +0.4 pp
2019 54.4 +0.4 pp
2018 54 +0.4 pp
2017 53.6 +0.4 pp
2016 53.2 +0.4 pp
2015 52.8 +0.4 pp
2014 52.4 +0.4 pp
2013 52 +0.4 pp
2012 51.6 +0.4 pp
2011 51.2 +0.4 pp
2010 50.8 +0.4 pp
2009 50.3 +0.5 pp
2008 49.9 +0.5 pp
2007 49.4 +0.5 pp
2006 48.9 +0.5 pp
2005 48.4 +0.5 pp
2004 47.9 +0.5 pp
2003 47.4 +0.5 pp
2002 46.8 +0.5 pp
2001 46.3 +0.6 pp
2000 45.7 +0.6 pp
1999 45.2 +0.6 pp
1998 44.6 +0.6 pp
1997 44 +0.6 pp
1996 43.4 +0.6 pp
1995 42.8 +0.6 pp
1994 42.2 +0.6 pp
1993 41.6 +0.6 pp
1992 41 +0.6 pp
1991 40.4 +0.6 pp
1990 39.8 +0.7 pp
1989 39.1 +0.7 pp
1988 38.4 +0.7 pp
1987 37.8 +0.7 pp
1986 37.1 +0.7 pp
1985 36.4 +0.6 pp
1984 35.8 +0.6 pp
1983 35.2 +0.6 pp
1982 34.5 +0.6 pp
1981 33.9 +0.6 pp
1980 33.4

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

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