Overweight adults in Barbados

Nearby in the ranking

35. Turkey 67.6%
36. New Zealand 67.4%
37. Nicaragua 67.2%
38. Barbados 67.2%
39. Costa Rica 66.9%
40. Ecuador 66.8%
41. El Salvador 66.2%

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About the data

Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.

Unit

% of adults (BMI ≥ 25)

Years

1990–2022

Data as of

2026-09-28

Source

World Bank

License

CC BY 4.0

Credit

World Bank, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (SH.STA.OWAD.ZS), CC BY 4.0