Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Barbados
Barbados: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 13.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 13.8% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Barbados peaked at 13.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 14th 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, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 13.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 13.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.4%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.8% | 13.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Barbados?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Barbados was 13.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.