Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 67.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Barbados is 67.16, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Barbados peaked at 67.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.75, in 1990.
That places Barbados 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.75 | — |
| 1991 | 48.38 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 49.02 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 49.68 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.35 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.03 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 51.73 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 52.45 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 53.18 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 53.93 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 54.67 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.41 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 56.13 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.85 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.55 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.22 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.88 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.53 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.15 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.75 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 61.33 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.88 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.41 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.92 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.42 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.92 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.4 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 64.88 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.35 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 65.81 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.26 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.71 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.16 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.75 | 47.75 | 53.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.81 | 54.67 | 60.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.63 | 61.33 | 65.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.71 | 66.26 | 67.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 34 Uruguay 67.59 compare
- 35 Türkiye 67.57 compare
- 36 New Zealand 67.44 compare
- 38 Costa Rica 66.94 compare
- 39 Ecuador 66.75 compare
- 40 El Salvador 66.17 compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.1082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Barbados?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Barbados was 67.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 67.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.75 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Barbados ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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