Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 162 countries
All-time high
13.1%
in 2020
All-time low
9.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 13.0% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Barbados peaked at 13.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 14th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 13.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 13.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Barbados?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Barbados was 13.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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