Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Haiti
Haiti: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 18.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Haiti, 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Haiti stood at 18.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Haiti peaked at 18.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1980.
That places Haiti 133rd 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 | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 134 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 134 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 106,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 107,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 108,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 108,352 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 108,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 108,773 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Haiti?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Haiti was 18.4% 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1980.
- How does Haiti rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Haiti ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.