Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 2.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 8.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2014.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.8% | — |
| 1976 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.3%, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 2.5% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2014.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.