Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 18.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.55
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
32nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.55
in 2022
All-time low
5.43
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 18.55 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 18.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.43, in 1990.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 32nd 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.43 | — |
| 1991 | 5.77 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 6.11 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 6.47 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 6.84 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 7.22 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 7.61 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 8.02 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 8.43 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 8.85 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 9.28 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 9.7 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 10.13 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 10.55 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.97 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 11.38 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.79 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 12.2 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.6 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 13 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.38 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.78 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.18 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.59 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 15.01 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 15.43 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 15.85 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.28 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.72 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.17 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.63 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 18.09 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.55 | +2.5% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 18.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 18.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.08 | 5.43 | 8.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.16 | 9.28 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.24 | 13.38 | 17.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.09 | 17.63 | 18.55 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 18.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 18.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 in 1990.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 32nd 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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