Share of women who are overweight or obese in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Antigua and Barbuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 72.3% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1980.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 40th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.6% | — |
| 1981 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 43.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.1% | 36.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 44.6% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 53.9% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 62.2% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.7% | 72.3% | 5 |
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 share of women who are overweight or obese in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Antigua and Barbuda was 72.3% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1980.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.