Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Barbados
Barbados: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 68.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
36th
of 198 countries
All-time high
68.2%
in 2024
All-time low
41.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 68.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Barbados peaked at 68.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1980.
That places Barbados 36th out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.8% | — |
| 1981 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 47.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 41.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 47.9% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 54.7% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 61.3% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 66.4% | 68.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 33 Marshall Islands 68.7% compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 68.5% compare
- 35 Nicaragua 68.3% compare
- 37 Ecuador 68.1% compare
- 38 Costa Rica 67.9% compare
- 39 Fiji 67.8% compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Barbados?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Barbados was 68.2% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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