Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 22.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.95
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
14th
of 193 countries
All-time high
22.95
in 2022
All-time low
6.17
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Barbados is 22.95, 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 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Barbados peaked at 22.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.17, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 14th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.17 | — |
| 1991 | 6.54 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 6.93 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 7.34 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 7.77 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 8.22 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 8.68 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 9.15 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 9.63 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 10.1 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 10.57 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 11.05 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 11.55 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 12.07 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 12.61 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 13.15 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 13.69 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.23 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 14.78 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.35 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 15.92 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 17.08 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 17.68 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.26 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 18.82 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.38 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 19.95 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 20.53 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.12 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 21.73 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 22.35 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 22.95 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.05 | 6.17 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.91 | 10.57 | 15.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.52 | 15.92 | 21.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.34 | 21.73 | 22.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 11 Qatar 23.86 compare
- 12 Samoa 23.54 compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.04 compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 22.11 compare
- 16 Belize 21.8 compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Barbados?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Barbados was 22.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 22.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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