Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 76.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 198 countries
All-time high
76.5%
in 2024
All-time low
37.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 76.5% 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 76.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1980.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.6% | — |
| 1981 | 38.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 39.5% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 40.5% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 45.6% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 37.6% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 47.8% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 59.5% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 68.9% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.7% | 76.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 76.5% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1980.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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