Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Grenada
Grenada: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 19.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.14
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
19.14
in 2022
All-time low
5.06
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Grenada, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Grenada stood at 19.14. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Grenada peaked at 19.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.06, in 1990.
Grenada ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.06 | — |
| 1991 | 5.37 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 5.7 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 6.04 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 6.4 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 6.76 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 7.11 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 7.46 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 7.8 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.13 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 8.46 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.8 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 9.15 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.86 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 10.25 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.64 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.06 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.49 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 11.94 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 12.41 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 13.41 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.93 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.47 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 15.01 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 15.58 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.18 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 16.78 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 17.39 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.99 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 18.58 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 19.14 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.58 | 5.06 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.12 | 8.46 | 11.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.81 | 12.41 | 17.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.57 | 17.99 | 19.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 23 Bahrain 20.14 compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 19.69 compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 19.3 compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 18.96 compare
- 28 Kiribati 18.88 compare
- 29 Oman 18.85 compare
More health data for Grenada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Grenada?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Grenada was 19.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 19.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 in 1990.
- How does Grenada rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Grenada ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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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