Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Grenada
Grenada: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.5%
in 2024
All-time low
7.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Grenada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Grenada is 31.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Grenada peaked at 31.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1980.
Grenada ranks 54th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.9% | — |
| 1981 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 11.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.8% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 51 South Africa 31.8% compare
- 52 Honduras 31.8% compare
- 53 United Arab Emirates 31.6% compare
- 55 Hungary 31.4% compare
- 56 Uzbekistan 31.2% compare
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 30.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Grenada?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Grenada was 31.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1980.
- How does Grenada rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Grenada ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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