Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.5%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
6th
of 198 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2024
All-time low
5.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Antigua and Barbuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Antigua and Barbuda is 27.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 27.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 6th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.3% | — |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +1.7% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 27.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.8× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 27.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.6% | 27.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0772 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2219 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Antigua and Barbuda was 27.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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