Share of adults who are obese in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of adults who are obese was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 34.9% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Seychelles peaked at 34.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
That places Seychelles 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 11.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.7% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 31.2% | 34.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 35.4% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
- 42 Bermuda 34.8% compare
- 43 New Zealand 34.7% compare
- 44 Paraguay 34.2% compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0283 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0597 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4096 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 147.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4806 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,243 millimeters (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Seychelles?
- Share of adults who are obese in Seychelles was 34.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Seychelles ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.