Share of children who are overweight or obese in Barbados
Barbados: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Barbados stood at 13.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Barbados peaked at 13.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 14th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 13.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 13.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Barbados?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Barbados was 13.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.