Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 60.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
78th
of 198 countries
All-time high
60.2%
in 2024
All-time low
35.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 60.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 60.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1980.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 78th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.9% | — |
| 1981 | 36.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 40.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 44.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 60.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.3%, 100% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 60.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.3%, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.9% | 35.9% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 42.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 50.4% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.7% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.0% | 60.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago was 60.2% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 78th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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