Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Fiji

Underweight in adults in Fiji in 2024 — 3.7%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 5.1 pp.

2024 3.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 104of 199
Period maximum 8.8%1980
Period minimum 3.7%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Fiji, 1980–202424681019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.8%1981: 8.6%1982: 8.3%1983: 8.1%1984: 7.9%1985: 7.7%1986: 7.5%1987: 7.3%1988: 7.1%1989: 6.9%1990: 6.7%1991: 6.5%1992: 6.4%1993: 6.2%1994: 6.1%1995: 5.9%1996: 5.8%1997: 5.6%1998: 5.5%1999: 5.4%2000: 5.3%2001: 5.2%2002: 5.1%2003: 5%2004: 4.9%2005: 4.8%2006: 4.7%2007: 4.6%2008: 4.6%2009: 4.5%2010: 4.4%2011: 4.4%2012: 4.3%2013: 4.2%2014: 4.2%2015: 4.1%2016: 4.1%2017: 4%2018: 4%2019: 3.9%2020: 3.9%2021: 3.8%2022: 3.8%2023: 3.8%2024: 3.7%
Change over the period: −5.1 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Fiji 3.7%
World computed 7.5%
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.6%
Melanesia computed 3.2%
Underweight in adults — Fiji, by year Fiji All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.7 −0 pp
2023 3.8 −0 pp
2022 3.8 −0 pp
2021 3.8 −0 pp
2020 3.9 −0 pp
2019 3.9 −0 pp
2018 4 −0 pp
2017 4 −0.1 pp
2016 4.1 −0.1 pp
2015 4.1 −0.1 pp
2014 4.2 −0.1 pp
2013 4.2 −0.1 pp
2012 4.3 −0.1 pp
2011 4.4 −0.1 pp
2010 4.4 −0.1 pp
2009 4.5 −0.1 pp
2008 4.6 −0.1 pp
2007 4.6 −0.1 pp
2006 4.7 −0.1 pp
2005 4.8 −0.1 pp
2004 4.9 −0.1 pp
2003 5 −0.1 pp
2002 5.1 −0.1 pp
2001 5.2 −0.1 pp
2000 5.3 −0.1 pp
1999 5.4 −0.1 pp
1998 5.5 −0.1 pp
1997 5.6 −0.1 pp
1996 5.8 −0.1 pp
1995 5.9 −0.1 pp
1994 6.1 −0.2 pp
1993 6.2 −0.2 pp
1992 6.4 −0.2 pp
1991 6.5 −0.2 pp
1990 6.7 −0.2 pp
1989 6.9 −0.2 pp
1988 7.1 −0.2 pp
1987 7.3 −0.2 pp
1986 7.5 −0.2 pp
1985 7.7 −0.2 pp
1984 7.9 −0.2 pp
1983 8.1 −0.2 pp
1982 8.3 −0.2 pp
1981 8.6 −0.2 pp
1980 8.8

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 below 18.5 kg/m². The indicator moves in the direction opposite to obesity, and together they describe what is called the double burden of malnutrition: in many middle-income countries both shares are high at once — underweight persists in the countryside, obesity has already come to the city. The largest values are given by South Asia and the Horn of Africa.

Important: The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one. Underweight in adults and undernourishment are different indicators: the first measures the body, the second the intake of calories.

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