Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Barbados
Barbados: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
10th
of 198 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2024
All-time low
4.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Barbados stood at 25.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Barbados peaked at 25.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1980.
That places Barbados 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.5% | — |
| 1981 | 4.8% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.7% | 25.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Barbados?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Barbados was 25.7% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Barbados ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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