Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Fiji

Fiji: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 2.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
2.2%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
100th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 1975
All-time low
2.2%
in 2014
Years of data
40
1975–2014

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Fiji, 1975–2014

02461975199420141975: 5.8 %1976: 5.6 %1977: 5.5 %1978: 5.4 %1979: 5.2 %1980: 5.1 %1981: 4.9 %1982: 4.8 %1983: 4.6 %1984: 4.5 %1985: 4.4 %1986: 4.3 %1987: 4.2 %1988: 4.1 %1989: 4.1 %1990: 4 %1991: 3.9 %1992: 3.9 %1993: 3.8 %1994: 3.7 %1995: 3.6 %1996: 3.6 %1997: 3.5 %1998: 3.4 %1999: 3.4 %2000: 3.3 %2001: 3.2 %2002: 3.1 %2003: 3 %2004: 2.9 %2005: 2.8 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 2.6 %2008: 2.6 %2009: 2.5 %2010: 2.4 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 2.3 %2013: 2.3 %2014: 2.2 %

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Fiji stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Fiji peaked at 5.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2014.

Fiji ranks 100th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.5% 5.2% 5.8% 5
1980s 4.5% 4.1% 5.1% 10
1990s 3.7% 3.4% 4.0% 10
2000s 2.9% 2.5% 3.3% 10
2010s 2.3% 2.2% 2.4% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Fiji?
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Fiji was 2.2% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1975.
What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
How does Fiji rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
Fiji ranks 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Fiji data come from?
The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
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Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.