Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in ECLAC_Carribean
ECLAC_Carribean: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 35.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Carribean, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Carribean is 35.67, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Carribean peaked at 35.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 2000.
That places ECLAC_Carribean 9th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in ECLAC_Carribean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4 | — |
| 2001 | 22.13 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 22.85 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 23.56 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 24.28 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.99 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 25.65 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.36 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 27.03 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 27.66 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.29 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 28.91 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29.53 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 30.1 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.68 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.3 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 31.9 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.51 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33.06 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.69 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.36 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.03 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.67 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.59 | 21.4 | 27.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31 | 28.29 | 33.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.02 | 34.36 | 35.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Carribean
- 6 Tuvalu 64.2 compare
- 7 Samoa 62.43 compare
- 8 Bahamas 47.26 compare
- 9 Micronesia (country) 47.1 compare
- 10 Kiribati 46.3 compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 45.9 compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 45.64 compare
More health data for ECLAC_Carribean
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 63.42 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.31 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.64 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Carribean was 35.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The highest recorded value was 35.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Carribean rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ECLAC_Carribean ranks 9th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_Carribean 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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