Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Barbados
Barbados: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Barbados is 2, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Barbados peaked at 2.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 150th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 | 2 | 2.1 | 5 |
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Barbados?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Barbados was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Barbados ranks 150th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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