Bahamas vs Upper-middle income (World Bank): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Bahamas
51.5%
in 2024
Upper-middle income (World Bank)
31.6%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
3rd
Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank
3rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Bahamas
- Upper-middle income (World Bank)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 51.5% against 31.6% in Upper-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 19.9%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.6 times Upper-middle income (World Bank)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 3rd and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Upper-middle income (World Bank) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 6.5% | 9.5% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 10.9% | 13.3% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 17.7% | 16.4% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 25.2% | 18.6% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 30.2% | 19.8% | 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Bahamas, at 51.5% against 31.6% in Upper-middle income (World Bank) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bahamas and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- 19.9%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 3rd 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.