Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 77.0% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1980.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 20th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.6% | — |
| 1981 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 42.8% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 46.5% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.5% | 37.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 46.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 56.9% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 66.1% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.2% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More gender data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17.97 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.15 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 78.89 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 78.89 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.038 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 590 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 576 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 77.0% 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1980.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.