Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 46.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
46.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
12th
of 198 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2024
All-time low
13.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 46.7% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 46.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 17.7% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 13.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 19.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 28.7% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 37.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.2% | 46.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46.7% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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