Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Grenada
Grenada: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 28.8 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Grenada, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 28.8 for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Grenada peaked at 28.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 1975.
That places Grenada 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.6 | — |
| 1976 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 23.9 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 24.7 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 25.3 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.8 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.2 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.6 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.8 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.7 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.86 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.72 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.97 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.32 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4 | 28 | 28.8 | 7 |
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More gender data for Grenada
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 645 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 669 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 679 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 665 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 690 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 675 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 700 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 684 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 710 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Grenada?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Grenada was 28.8 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 1975.
- How does Grenada rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Grenada ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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'.