Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 53.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Caribbean (UNSDG) recorded 53.98 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 53.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.99, in 2000.
Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 58th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.99 | — |
| 2001 | 39.87 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 40.77 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 41.6 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 42.42 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 43.21 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.98 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 44.72 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 45.44 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 46.12 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 46.84 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 47.54 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 48.14 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 48.78 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 49.35 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.96 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 50.52 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.07 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 51.62 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 52.23 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 52.81 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 53.37 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 53.98 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.71 | 38.99 | 46.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.61 | 46.84 | 52.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.38 | 52.81 | 53.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 55 Poland 62.74 compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 62.46 compare
- 59 Hungary 62.17 compare
- 60 Albania 62.16 compare
- 61 North Macedonia 61.82 compare
More health data for Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 350.27 (2100)
- 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)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.94 (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 overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 53.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.99 in 2000.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 58th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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