Barbados vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Barbados
25.7%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
10th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
13th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Barbados
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 25.7% against 25.1% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 10th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.9% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 20.2% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.1% | 0.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Barbados or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Barbados, at 25.7% against 25.1% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Barbados ranks 10th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.