Prevalence of overweight in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Prevalence of overweight was 61.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Caribbean Small States stood at 61.8%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Caribbean Small States peaked at 61.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1990.
That places Caribbean Small States 7th out of 43 groups 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 in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.1% | — |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 40.1% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.8% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 56.0% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 60.9% | 61.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Caribbean Small States?
- Prevalence of overweight in Caribbean Small States was 61.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1990.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.