Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Haiti
Haiti: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 31.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
173rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2024
All-time low
12.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Haiti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 31.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Haiti peaked at 31.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1980.
Haiti ranks 173rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.1% | — |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 13.4% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 14.1% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.6% | 12.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 15.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 20.9% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 31.2% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Haiti?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Haiti was 31.2% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1980.
- How does Haiti rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Haiti ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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