Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.2
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.2
in 2016
All-time low
22.7
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 27.2 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 27.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.7, in 1975.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.7 | — |
| 1976 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.1 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.4 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.4 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.3 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.94 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.75 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.86 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.98 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 7 |
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More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.1028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.68 % 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 0.1059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 27.2 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 in 1975.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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