Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 18.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 18.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 4th 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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.8% | 18.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More infrastructure data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25,085 (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.75 per 100 people (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,052 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.84 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0884 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,052 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 25,085 (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands was 18.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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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