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Share of children who are overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of children who are overweight was 18.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2023
All-time low
10.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of children who are overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 10 % of children aged 0-59 months2001: 10.4 % of children aged 0-59 months2002: 10.8 % of children aged 0-59 months2003: 11.2 % of children aged 0-59 months2004: 11.6 % of children aged 0-59 months2005: 12 % of children aged 0-59 months2006: 12.4 % of children aged 0-59 months2007: 12.9 % of children aged 0-59 months2008: 13.3 % of children aged 0-59 months2009: 13.8 % of children aged 0-59 months2010: 14.2 % of children aged 0-59 months2011: 14.6 % of children aged 0-59 months2012: 15 % of children aged 0-59 months2013: 15.4 % of children aged 0-59 months2014: 15.8 % of children aged 0-59 months2015: 16.2 % of children aged 0-59 months2016: 16.6 % of children aged 0-59 months2017: 17 % of children aged 0-59 months2018: 17.3 % of children aged 0-59 months2019: 17.5 % of children aged 0-59 months2020: 17.8 % of children aged 0-59 months2021: 18 % of children aged 0-59 months2022: 18.1 % of children aged 0-59 months2023: 18.3 % of children aged 0-59 months2024: 18.3 % of children aged 0-59 months

Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.

Analysis

In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 18.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd 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 in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year

Year % of children aged 0-59 months 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Australia 26.4% compare
  2. 2 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
  3. 4 Tunisia 17.5% compare
  4. 5 Albania 16.7% compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 16.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands?
Share of children who are overweight in Turks and Caicos Islands was 18.3% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for share of children who are overweight?
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are 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 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of children who are overweight
Unit
% of children aged 0-59 months
Source
UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
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