Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 27.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Antigua and Barbuda, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 27.7 for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 27.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.1, in 1975.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 44th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.1 | — |
| 1976 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 24 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.8 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 27.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 27.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.7, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.12 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.28 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.41 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.37 | 27 | 27.7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More gender data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 537 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 539 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 556 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 542 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 559 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 562 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Antigua and Barbuda was 27.7 in 2016, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1 in 1975.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.