Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Caribbean
SDG - Caribbean: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 6.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
SDG - Caribbean recorded 6.69 for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Caribbean peaked at 6.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.77, in 2000.
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 SDG - Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.77 | — |
| 2001 | 5.84 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.97 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.04 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.07 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.13 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.21 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.23 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.27 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.31 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.36 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.42 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.48 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.51 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.54 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.56 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.57 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.61 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.64 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.64 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.67 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.66 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.69 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.08 | 5.77 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 | 6.36 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 | 6.64 | 6.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG - Caribbean
More health data for SDG - Caribbean
- Child population under age 5 3,157 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 26.87 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 6,854 (2025)
- Child population 11,981 (2025)
- Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 12.19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Caribbean?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Caribbean was 6.69 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDG - Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDG - Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 in 2000.
- How does SDG - Caribbean rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- SDG - Caribbean ranks 9th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in SDG - Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG - Caribbean 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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