Barbados vs United States: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Barbados
41.5%
in 2024
United States
41.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
21st
United States rank
22nd
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Barbados
- United States
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 41.5% against 41.5% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.
Barbados ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 24.6% | 11.8% | United States |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 33.9% | 15.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 41.0% | 14.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 41.7% | 7.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 41.5% | 1.4% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Barbados or United States?
- Barbados, at 41.5% against 41.5% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Barbados and United States?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and United States rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 21st and United States ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.