Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) was 0.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 0.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2000.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.8, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.26 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 172 Seychelles 1 compare
- 173 Maldives 0.9 compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.7 compare
- 176 Kiribati 0.3 compare
- 177 Marshall Islands 0.2 compare
- 178 Nauru 0.1 compare
- 178 Naoero 0.1 compare
More development goals data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Red List Index 0.8035 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 29.87 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 118.37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 14.66 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 2 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 0.1 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 (2024)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands was 0.5 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2000.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 175th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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