Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Haiti
Haiti: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
132nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2024
All-time low
6.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Haiti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 19.9% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Haiti peaked at 19.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1980.
That places Haiti 132nd 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.6% | — |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 19.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.3% compare
- 130 South Africa 20.3% compare
- 131 Myanmar 20.0% compare
- 133 Netherlands 19.6% compare
- 134 Afghanistan 19.6% compare
- 135 Japan 19.5% compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2189 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1651 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Haiti?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Haiti was 19.9% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1980.
- How does Haiti rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Haiti ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 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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