Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 38.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Barbados is 38.02, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Barbados peaked at 38.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.75, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.75 | — |
| 1991 | 16.27 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 16.81 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 17.37 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 17.96 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 18.58 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 19.23 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 19.9 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20.6 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 21.33 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 22.06 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 22.8 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 23.55 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 24.3 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 25.04 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.79 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26.52 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 27.26 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 27.99 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.72 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.44 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.15 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 30.85 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 31.55 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 32.25 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 32.95 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 33.67 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.39 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.1 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.82 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.55 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.28 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 38.02 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.38 | 15.75 | 21.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4 | 22.06 | 28.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.62 | 29.44 | 35.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.28 | 36.55 | 38.02 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Barbados?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Barbados was 38.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 38.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.75 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Barbados ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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