Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 15.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Trinidad and Tobago is 15.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 10th out of 178 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More infrastructure data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,734 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2176 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,734 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Trinidad and Tobago was 15.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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