Prevalence of overweight in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of overweight was 29.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Haiti, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Haiti is 29.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Haiti peaked at 29.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1990.
That places Haiti 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.1% | — |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.2% | 29.9% | 3 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Haiti?
- Prevalence of overweight in Haiti was 29.9% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Haiti ranks 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.