Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 35.62 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
35.62
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
49th
of 193 countries
All-time high
35.62
in 2022
All-time low
14.09
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 35.62, 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 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 35.62 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.09, in 1990.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.09 | — |
| 1991 | 14.68 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 15.3 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 15.94 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 16.58 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 17.24 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 17.91 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 18.58 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 19.25 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 19.93 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 20.61 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 21.31 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 22.02 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.73 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 23.44 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.14 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.83 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.5 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 26.15 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.79 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.42 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 28.06 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.35 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.66 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.32 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.7 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.42 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 34.15 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 34.89 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 35.62 | +2.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 35.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 35.62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.95 | 14.09 | 19.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.75 | 20.61 | 26.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.36 | 27.42 | 33.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.89 | 34.15 | 35.62 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 35.62 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 35.62 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.09 in 1990.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 49th 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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