Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean
Caribbean: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 6.7% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean peaked at 6.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
That places Caribbean 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 15 Barbados 13.0% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.0% compare
- 17 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 18 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 19 Mongolia 12.3% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 21 Serbia 12.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Caribbean
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 12.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 79.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 337.9 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.54 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 73.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Caribbean rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Caribbean ranks 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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