Prevalence of overweight in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Prevalence of overweight was 75.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 75.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 75.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1990.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.6% | — |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 75.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 75.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.8% | 47.6% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 59.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 68.6% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 74.5% | 75.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Prevalence of overweight in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 75.5% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 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.