Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Haiti
Haiti: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 30.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.2%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
170th
of 198 countries
All-time high
30.2%
in 2024
All-time low
11.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Haiti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 30.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Haiti peaked at 30.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1980.
Haiti ranks 170th 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 (crude estimate) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.2% | — |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 13.7% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.2% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 23.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.2% | 30.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 167 Mali 30.9% compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 30.6% compare
- 169 Kenya 30.6% compare
- 171 Bangladesh 29.9% compare
- 172 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9% compare
- 173 Congo 29.8% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % 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 Haiti?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Haiti was 30.2% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1980.
- How does Haiti rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Haiti ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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