Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 23.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23.04
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
13th
of 193 countries
All-time high
23.04
in 2022
All-time low
6.29
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 23.04, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 23.04 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.29, in 1990.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.29 | — |
| 1991 | 6.67 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 7.06 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 7.46 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 7.87 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 8.31 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 8.76 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 9.23 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 9.7 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 10.19 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 10.67 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 11.16 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 11.65 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 12.14 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.65 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 13.18 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.73 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14.28 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 14.84 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.4 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 15.94 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 16.49 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 17.03 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 17.58 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.13 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 18.7 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.28 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 19.89 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 20.52 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 21.17 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.82 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.44 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 23.04 | +2.7% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 23.04 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.55, 2.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 23.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.15 | 6.29 | 10.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.97 | 10.67 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.47 | 15.94 | 21.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.43 | 21.82 | 23.04 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 23.04 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 23.04 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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