Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.0%
in 2024
All-time low
30.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 64.0% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 64.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1980.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.0% | — |
| 1981 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 42.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.2% | 30.0% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 37.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 46.9% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 55.4% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 61.8% | 64.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda was 64.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1980.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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