Bahamas vs Europe (WHO region): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Bahamas
51.5%
in 2024
Europe (WHO region)
25.9%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
3rd
Europe (WHO region) rank
5th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Bahamas
- Europe (WHO region)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 51.5% against 25.9% in Europe (WHO region), a difference of 25.6%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.0 times Europe (WHO region)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Europe (WHO region) ahead.
Bahamas ranks 3rd and Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Europe (WHO region) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Europe (WHO region) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 17.7% | 1.7% | Europe (WHO region) |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 19.7% | 4.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 22.9% | 11.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 25.2% | 18.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 25.8% | 24.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Bahamas or Europe (WHO region)?
- Bahamas, at 51.5% against 25.9% in Europe (WHO region) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bahamas and Europe (WHO region)?
- 25.6%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Europe (WHO region)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Europe (WHO region) rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd and Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.