Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 15.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 162 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2022
All-time low
5.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 15.0% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Trinidad and Tobago was 15.0% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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