Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Carribean
ECLAC_Carribean: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.42 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Carribean, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Carribean stood at 65.42. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Carribean peaked at 65.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.49, in 2000.
ECLAC_Carribean ranks 15th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Carribean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.49 | — |
| 2001 | 52.47 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 53.36 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.27 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 55.1 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 55.9 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.67 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 57.45 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 58.13 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.78 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.41 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.55 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 61.08 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.61 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.1 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.6 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.02 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 63.42 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 63.93 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.47 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.94 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.42 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.36 | 51.49 | 58.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.77 | 59.41 | 63.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.94 | 64.47 | 65.42 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Carribean
More health data for ECLAC_Carribean
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 63.42 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.31 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.64 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Carribean was 65.42 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The highest recorded value was 65.42 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.49 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Carribean rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ECLAC_Carribean ranks 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_Carribean 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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