Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 33.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 33.25 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 33.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.53, in 1990.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 39th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.53 | — |
| 1991 | 13.02 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.56 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 14.12 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 14.72 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 15.34 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 15.99 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 16.66 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 17.36 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 18.07 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 18.78 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 19.5 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 20.2 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 20.9 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.59 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 22.26 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.93 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 23.6 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 24.25 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 24.9 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 25.54 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.17 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.79 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.41 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 28.03 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 28.66 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 29.3 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 29.94 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 30.59 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 31.24 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 31.9 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 32.57 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 33.25 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.14 | 12.53 | 18.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.89 | 18.78 | 24.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.37 | 25.54 | 31.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.57 | 31.9 | 33.25 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Antigua and Barbuda was 33.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 in 1990.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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