Bahamas vs Chile: Prevalence of overweight, female
Bahamas
81.2%
in 2022
Chile
79.0%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
9th
Chile rank
11th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Bahamas
- Chile
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 81.2% against 79.0% in Chile, a difference of 2.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 9th and Chile ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 51.7% | 3.8% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 62.0% | 4.5% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 71.8% | 3.7% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.1% | 2.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bahamas or Chile?
- Bahamas, at 81.2% against 79.0% in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bahamas and Chile?
- 2.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Chile?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Chile rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bahamas ranks 9th and Chile ranks 11th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females 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.