Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Barbados
Barbados: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 13.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.02
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 27 countries
All-time high
13.09
in 2021
All-time low
9.26
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Barbados is 13.02, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Barbados peaked at 13.09 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.26, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.26 | — |
| 2001 | 9.51 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.76 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.25 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.51 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.76 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.99 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.18 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.39 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.58 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.76 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.95 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.16 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.33 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.66 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.81 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.94 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.01 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.07 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.09 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.09 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.06 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.02 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.36 | 9.26 | 11.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.37 | 11.58 | 13.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.07 | 13.02 | 13.09 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Barbados?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Barbados was 13.02 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13.09 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.26 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Barbados ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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