Prevalence of overweight in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Prevalence of overweight was 61.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 61.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1990.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.9% | — |
| 1991 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 61.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.2%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 61.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 36.9% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 46.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 54.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.3% | 61.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 62 Albania 62.2% compare
- 63 North Macedonia 61.8% compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 61.7% compare
- 66 Greece 61.4% compare
- 67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.4% compare
- 68 Republic of Moldova 61.2% compare
More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.17 % 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 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Prevalence of overweight in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 61.5% 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1990.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.