Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 15.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.4%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Trinidad and Tobago was 15.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.