Share of men who are obese in Barbados
Barbados: Share of men who are obese was 28.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are obese in Barbados is 28.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Barbados peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
That places Barbados 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 19.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.5% | 28.0% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Barbados
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Barbados?
- Share of men who are obese in Barbados was 28.0% 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 men who are obese recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for share of men who are obese?
- Barbados ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.