Child adolescent obesity in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Child adolescent obesity was 36.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.32
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
41st
of 196 countries
All-time high
36.32
in 2024
All-time low
7.64
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 36.32. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 36.32 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.64, in 1980.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Child adolescent obesity in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.64 | — |
| 1981 | 7.84 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 8.06 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 8.31 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 8.58 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 8.86 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 9.16 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 9.49 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 9.85 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 10.24 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 10.66 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 11.12 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 11.61 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 12.14 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 12.69 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 13.26 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 13.87 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 14.49 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 15.14 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 15.81 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 16.51 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 17.24 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 17.99 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 18.76 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 19.55 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 20.36 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 21.18 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 22 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 22.83 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 23.66 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 24.49 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 25.34 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 26.18 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 27.03 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 27.88 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 28.73 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 29.59 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 30.46 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 31.32 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 32.18 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.03 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 33.87 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.69 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 35.51 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 36.32 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8 | 7.64 | 10.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.08 | 10.66 | 15.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.01 | 16.51 | 23.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.32 | 24.49 | 32.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.68 | 33.03 | 36.32 | 5 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,638 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Child adolescent obesity in Trinidad and Tobago was 36.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 36.32 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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