Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 83.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 83.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1980.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.7% | — |
| 1981 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 46.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 50.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 56.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 57.3% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 59.5% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.3% | 44.7% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 55.1% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 66.1% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 74.8% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.3% | 83.3% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 265 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 274 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 276 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 269 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 278 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 275 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 284 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 281 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 289 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 83.3% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1980.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.