Bahrain vs Jamaica: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Bahrain
34.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
35.2%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
36th
Jamaica rank
34th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Bahrain
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 35.2% against 34.9% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 8.2% | 6.0% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 13.1% | 7.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 20.6% | 6.7% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.2% | 4.2% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.7% | 0.9% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Bahrain or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 35.2% against 34.9% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Bahrain and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Jamaica rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 34th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.