Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 3.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 3.4%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 11.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2014.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 87th 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 Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.0% | — |
| 1976 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 3.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 3.4% 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2014.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.