Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 37.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
37.54
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
37th
of 193 countries
All-time high
37.54
in 2022
All-time low
10.43
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 37.54. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 37.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.43, in 1990.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 37th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.43 | — |
| 1991 | 10.88 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 11.37 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 11.88 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 12.42 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 12.99 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 13.59 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 14.22 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 14.88 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 15.56 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 16.29 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 17.04 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 17.83 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 18.65 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 19.5 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 20.37 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 21.27 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 22.18 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 23.11 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.05 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 25.02 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 26 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 26.99 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 29.02 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 30.05 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 31.1 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 32.16 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 33.24 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 34.32 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 35.4 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 36.48 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 37.54 | +2.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 37.54 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 37.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.82 | 10.43 | 15.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.03 | 16.29 | 24.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.59 | 25.02 | 34.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.47 | 35.4 | 37.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Trinidad and Tobago was 37.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 37.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.43 in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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