Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 42.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.47
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.47
in 2022
All-time low
15.78
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 42.47, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 42.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.78, in 1990.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.78 | — |
| 1991 | 16.45 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 17.14 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 17.84 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 18.56 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 19.3 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 20.07 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 20.85 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 21.66 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 22.48 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 23.31 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 24.12 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 24.93 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 25.73 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.54 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 27.36 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 28.2 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 29.08 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 29.97 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 30.87 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 31.77 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 32.64 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 33.48 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 34.31 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.13 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 35.98 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 36.86 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 37.78 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 38.74 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 39.7 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 40.66 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 41.58 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 42.47 | +2.1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 42.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 42.47 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.01 | 15.78 | 22.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.01 | 23.31 | 30.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.64 | 31.77 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.57 | 40.66 | 42.47 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 42.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 42.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.78 in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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