Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 10.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Haiti, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Haiti is 10.69, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Haiti peaked at 10.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 1990.
Haiti ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.26 | — |
| 1991 | 3.42 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 3.6 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 3.79 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.99 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.21 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.44 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.68 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 4.94 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 5.2 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 5.47 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.73 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.99 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.25 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.5 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.75 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.99 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.22 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.45 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.67 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.88 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.1 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.31 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.52 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.73 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.95 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.17 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.41 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.65 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.89 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.15 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 10.41 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 10.69 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.15 | 3.26 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6 | 5.47 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.86 | 7.88 | 9.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.42 | 10.15 | 10.69 | 3 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Haiti?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Haiti was 10.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Haiti ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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