Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Barbados
Barbados: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 39.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity prevalence adults who gho in Barbados is 39.41, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Barbados peaked at 39.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.17, in 1980.
That places Barbados 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.17 | — |
| 1981 | 11.54 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 11.93 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 12.34 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 12.76 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 13.21 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 13.66 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 14.14 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 14.63 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 15.15 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 15.66 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 16.18 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 16.72 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 17.28 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 17.87 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 18.49 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 19.14 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 19.82 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20.52 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 21.24 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 21.98 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 22.72 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 23.47 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 24.22 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 24.97 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 25.72 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26.47 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.21 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 27.96 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.7 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 29.43 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 30.16 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.87 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 31.59 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 32.3 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 33.01 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 33.73 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.44 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.15 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 35.85 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.55 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.26 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 37.97 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 38.69 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.41 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.05 | 11.17 | 15.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.29 | 15.66 | 21.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.34 | 21.98 | 28.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.65 | 29.43 | 35.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.98 | 36.55 | 39.41 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Barbados?
- Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Barbados was 39.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 39.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.17 in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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