Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Trinidad and Tobago is 27.6, measured 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 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 27.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 1975.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.5 | — |
| 1976 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.34 | 24 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.28 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.41 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 27 | 27.6 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Trinidad and Tobago was 27.6 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 1975.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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