Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Barbados
Barbados: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.8 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Barbados, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 27.8 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Barbados peaked at 27.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1975.
That places Barbados 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.16 | 25 | 25.3 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.63 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.09 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.85 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.54 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More health data for Barbados
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,852 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Barbados?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Barbados was 27.8 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1975.
- How does Barbados rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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