Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Barbados
Barbados: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 42.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.02
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.02
in 2022
All-time low
15.37
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Barbados is 42.02, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Barbados peaked at 42.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.37, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.37 | — |
| 1991 | 16.03 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 16.71 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 17.43 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 18.16 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 18.92 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 19.68 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 20.45 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 21.22 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 22 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 22.8 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 23.62 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 24.46 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 25.31 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 26.16 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 26.99 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 27.82 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 28.65 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 29.5 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 30.38 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 31.27 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 32.17 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 33.07 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 33.97 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 34.84 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 35.7 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 36.56 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 37.45 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 38.36 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 39.29 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 40.22 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 41.14 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 42.02 | +2.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 42.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 42.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6 | 15.37 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.57 | 22.8 | 30.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.27 | 31.27 | 39.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.13 | 40.22 | 42.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 17 Micronesia, Federated States of 42.81 compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
- 19 Egypt 42.42 compare
- 21 United States of America 41.95 compare
- 22 Lebanon 41.82 compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 41.74 compare
More health data for Barbados
- 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 percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Barbados?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Barbados was 42.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 42.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.37 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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