Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Barbados
Barbados: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.0%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
20th
of 198 countries
All-time high
42.0%
in 2024
All-time low
10.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Barbados is 42.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Barbados peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 20th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.4% | — |
| 1981 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 15.5% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 22.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 31.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.2% | 42.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.1082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Barbados?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Barbados was 42.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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