Share of women who are obese in Grenada
Grenada: Share of women who are obese was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Grenada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are obese in Grenada stood at 43.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Grenada peaked at 43.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1980.
That places Grenada 34th 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.
Share of women who are obese in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.0% | — |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 43.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 43.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 17.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 24.5% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.5% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 40.6% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
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 share of women who are obese in Grenada?
- Share of women who are obese in Grenada was 43.8% 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 women who are obese recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1980.
- How does Grenada rank for share of women who are obese?
- Grenada ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Share of women 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.