Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 24.41 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Caribbean (UNSDG) stood at 24.41. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 24.41 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.35, in 2000.
That places Caribbean (UNSDG) 48th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.35 | — |
| 2001 | 13.86 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.41 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 15.42 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 15.96 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 16.43 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 16.95 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 17.45 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 17.93 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 18.41 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.88 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.37 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 19.85 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 20.3 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.78 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 21.31 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 21.76 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 22.25 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.77 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 23.29 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 23.87 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.41 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.67 | 13.35 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.57 | 18.41 | 22.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.86 | 23.29 | 24.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 45 Hungary 31.7 compare
- 46 Costa Rica 31.39 compare
- 47 Dominica 31.34 compare
- 48 Oman 31.1 compare
- 49 El Salvador 30.88 compare
- 50 South Africa 30.82 compare
- 51 Croatia 30.62 compare
More health data for Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 350.27 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.25 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.94 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.75 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 2.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.8 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 71.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 24.41 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.41 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.35 in 2000.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 48th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean (UNSDG) 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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