Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.9%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
46th
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2024
All-time low
9.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 34.9%, measured 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 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 34.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 34.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 34.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.3%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 19.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.5% | 34.9% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.17 % 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 0.0294 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 34.9% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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