Children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean
Caribbean: Children moderately or severely overweight was 213.3 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 213.3 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean peaked at 232.7 num th in 2013 and was at its lowest, 213.3 num th, in 2024.
That places Caribbean 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 220.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 223.7 num th | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 226.1 num th | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 227.8 num th | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 228.3 num th | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 228 num th | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 227.1 num th | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 226 num th | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 225.4 num th | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 226.2 num th | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 227.5 num th | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 229.4 num th | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 231.5 num th | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 232.7 num th | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 232.5 num th | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 231.4 num th | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 229.7 num th | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 227.3 num th | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 225.5 num th | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 224.1 num th | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 222.2 num th | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 220 num th | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 217.8 num th | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 215.5 num th | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 213.3 num th | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 225.94 num th | 220.8 num th | 228.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 229.16 num th | 224.1 num th | 232.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.76 num th | 213.3 num th | 222.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More development goals data for Caribbean
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 426.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,753 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 117 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 110 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 124 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.24 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 388.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Caribbean was 213.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 232.7 num th in 2013.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 213.3 num th in 2024.
- How does Caribbean rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Caribbean ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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