Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 62.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
85th
of 198 countries
All-time high
62.2%
in 2024
All-time low
32.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 62.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 62.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1980.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.1% | — |
| 1981 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 34.2% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 37.8% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 38.8% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 62.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.5%, 95% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 62.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.7%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.7% | 32.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 40.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 56.0% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 60.8% | 62.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Trinidad and Tobago was 62.2% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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