Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 17.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turks and Caicos Islands is 17.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 17.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 17.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 17.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 2.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Turks and Caicos Islands was 17.2% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.