Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Grenada
Grenada: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 21.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.0%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
27th
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2024
All-time low
3.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Grenada, 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 Grenada is 21.0%, 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 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Grenada peaked at 21.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1980.
Grenada ranks 27th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7% | — |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 21.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Grenada?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Grenada was 21.0% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1980.
- How does Grenada rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Grenada ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 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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