Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Obesity in adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024 — 46.7%. Ranked 188 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 33.2 pp.

2024 46.7% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 188of 199
Period maximum 46.7%2024
Period minimum 13.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 13.5%1981: 14%1982: 14.6%1983: 15.1%1984: 15.7%1985: 16.4%1986: 17%1987: 17.7%1988: 18.4%1989: 19.1%1990: 19.8%1991: 20.6%1992: 21.4%1993: 22.2%1994: 23.1%1995: 24%1996: 24.9%1997: 25.8%1998: 26.8%1999: 27.7%2000: 28.7%2001: 29.7%2002: 30.6%2003: 31.6%2004: 32.5%2005: 33.4%2006: 34.2%2007: 35.1%2008: 35.9%2009: 36.6%2010: 37.4%2011: 38.1%2012: 38.9%2013: 39.6%2014: 40.2%2015: 40.9%2016: 41.6%2017: 42.3%2018: 42.9%2019: 43.6%2020: 44.2%2021: 44.8%2022: 45.5%2023: 46.1%2024: 46.7%
Change over the period: +33.2 pp Annual average: 0.76 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.7%
World computed 16.1%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 31.4%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 46.7 +0.6 pp
2023 46.1 +0.6 pp
2022 45.5 +0.6 pp
2021 44.8 +0.6 pp
2020 44.2 +0.6 pp
2019 43.6 +0.6 pp
2018 42.9 +0.7 pp
2017 42.3 +0.7 pp
2016 41.6 +0.7 pp
2015 40.9 +0.7 pp
2014 40.2 +0.7 pp
2013 39.6 +0.7 pp
2012 38.9 +0.7 pp
2011 38.1 +0.7 pp
2010 37.4 +0.8 pp
2009 36.6 +0.8 pp
2008 35.9 +0.8 pp
2007 35.1 +0.8 pp
2006 34.2 +0.9 pp
2005 33.4 +0.9 pp
2004 32.5 +0.9 pp
2003 31.6 +0.9 pp
2002 30.6 +1 pp
2001 29.7 +1 pp
2000 28.7 +1 pp
1999 27.7 +1 pp
1998 26.8 +0.9 pp
1997 25.8 +0.9 pp
1996 24.9 +0.9 pp
1995 24 +0.9 pp
1994 23.1 +0.9 pp
1993 22.2 +0.8 pp
1992 21.4 +0.8 pp
1991 20.6 +0.8 pp
1990 19.8 +0.7 pp
1989 19.1 +0.7 pp
1988 18.4 +0.7 pp
1987 17.7 +0.7 pp
1986 17 +0.6 pp
1985 16.4 +0.6 pp
1984 15.7 +0.6 pp
1983 15.1 +0.6 pp
1982 14.6 +0.6 pp
1981 14 +0.5 pp
1980 13.5

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.