Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 14.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Caribbean (UNSDG) recorded 14.94 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 14.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.79, in 2000.
That places Caribbean (UNSDG) 30th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.79 | — |
| 2001 | 7.08 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.34 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.63 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 7.88 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.17 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.49 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.81 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.09 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.43 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 9.77 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.11 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 10.42 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 11.21 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 12.03 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.48 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.94 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.42 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 13.96 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.45 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.94 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.07 | 6.79 | 9.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.48 | 9.77 | 13.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.45 | 13.96 | 14.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (UNSDG)
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 obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.41 (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)
- 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 children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 14.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 in 2000.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 30th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 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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