Children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji
Fiji: Children moderately or severely overweight was 6 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji stood at 6 num th.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji peaked at 6.8 num th in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.1 num th, in 2000.
That places Fiji 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.98 num th | 4.1 num th | 5.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.57 num th | 6.1 num th | 6.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 num th | 6 num th | 6.6 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Fiji
- Red List Index 0.7402 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 29.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 587.86 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 389 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Fiji was 6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 num th in 2016.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 num th in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Fiji ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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