Share of men who are obese in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of men who are obese was 17.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men 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
Vanuatu recorded 17.4% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Vanuatu peaked at 17.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1980.
Vanuatu ranks 120th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.0% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.2% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 18.0% compare
- 118 Tajikistan 17.9% compare
- 119 Spain 17.5% compare
- 121 Portugal 17.0% compare
- 122 Russia 16.6% compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 16.2% compare
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 men who are obese in Vanuatu?
- Share of men who are obese in Vanuatu was 17.4% 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 men who are obese recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of men who are obese?
- Vanuatu ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.