Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 28.05 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
28.05
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.05
in 2022
All-time low
14.99
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 28.05 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 28.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.99, in 1990.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.99 | — |
| 1991 | 15.43 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 15.88 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 16.35 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 16.83 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 17.33 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 17.84 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 18.37 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 18.9 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 19.43 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 19.96 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 20.47 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.97 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 21.44 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21.89 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.32 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 22.72 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 23.1 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.46 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 23.8 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.13 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 24.44 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.74 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.03 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.32 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.63 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.95 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.28 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.59 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.93 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.3 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 27.67 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 28.05 | +1.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.82, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28.05 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.11, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.13 | 14.99 | 19.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.01 | 19.96 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5 | 24.13 | 26.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.67 | 27.3 | 28.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Trinidad and Tobago was 28.05 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 28.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.99 in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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