Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 65.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
63rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
65.4%
in 2024
All-time low
27.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda is 65.4%, measured 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 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 65.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1980.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 63rd 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 (crude estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.2% | — |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 29.8% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 31.3% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 33.1% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 65.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.5%, 100% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 65.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.7%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.3% | 27.2% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 35.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 46.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 55.9% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 62.9% | 65.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 60 Seychelles 65.7% compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 65.6% compare
- 62 Bermuda 65.6% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.3% compare
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 65.3% compare
- 66 Jordan 64.8% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0772 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2219 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Antigua and Barbuda was 65.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1980.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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