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.
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.4% | — |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 18.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 18.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.7%, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.