Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji
Fiji: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji stood at 7.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 60th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More infrastructure data for Fiji
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 574.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,765 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,765 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 5.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji was 7.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Fiji ranks 60th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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