Children moderately or severely overweight in Barbados
Barbados: Children moderately or severely overweight was 2 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Barbados, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Barbados stood at 2 num th.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Barbados peaked at 2.1 num th in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7 num th, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 151st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 num th | 1.7 num th | 2.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 num th | 2.1 num th | 2.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 num th | 2 num th | 2.1 num th | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.7762 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Barbados?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Barbados was 2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 num th in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Barbados ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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