Share of adults who are obese in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of adults who are obese was 21.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Vanuatu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Vanuatu stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Vanuatu peaked at 21.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1980.
That places Vanuatu 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.9% | 21.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3744 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3923 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1753 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4368 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7024 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Vanuatu?
- Share of adults who are obese in Vanuatu was 21.6% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Vanuatu ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.