Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 18.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.34
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
18.34
in 2024
All-time low
10.02
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 18.34. 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 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 18.34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.02, in 2000.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 1st of 27 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 (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.02 | — |
| 2001 | 10.39 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 10.78 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 11.17 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 11.59 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.01 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 12.44 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 12.88 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 13.32 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.76 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 14.19 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 14.61 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.03 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.43 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.83 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.22 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.96 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.26 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.53 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.77 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.97 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.12 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 18.26 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 18.34 | +0.4% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 18.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.87, 2.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 18.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.94, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.84 | 10.02 | 13.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.97 | 14.19 | 17.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.09 | 17.77 | 18.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Turks and Caicos Islands was 18.34 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.02 in 2000.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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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