Bahamas vs Mus: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Bahamas
51.5%
in 2024
Mus
32.8%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
3rd
Mus rank
2nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Bahamas
- Mus
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 51.5% against 32.8% in Mus, a difference of 18.7%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.6 times Mus's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 3rd and Mus ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Mus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 6.9% | 9.2% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 11.1% | 13.1% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 18.6% | 15.5% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 26.3% | 17.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 31.4% | 18.6% | 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 Mus?
- Bahamas, at 51.5% against 32.8% in Mus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bahamas and Mus?
- 18.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mus?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Mus rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd and Mus ranks 2nd 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.