Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 75.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 75.46 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 75.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.62, 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.62 | — |
| 1991 | 48.73 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 49.86 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 51 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 52.16 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 53.33 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 54.52 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 55.71 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 56.88 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 58.06 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 59.21 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 60.33 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.43 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 62.49 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.51 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.47 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.39 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.26 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 67.09 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 67.86 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.6 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.3 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 69.96 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.59 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.19 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.78 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.35 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.91 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.44 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.96 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.47 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.97 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.46 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.79 | 47.62 | 58.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8 | 59.21 | 67.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.41 | 68.6 | 73.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.97 | 74.47 | 75.46 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 75.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 75.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.62 in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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