Bahamas vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of overweight, female
Bahamas
81.2%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean
67.2%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
9th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
6th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Bahamas
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 81.2% against 67.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 45.6% | 10.0% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 53.0% | 13.5% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 60.9% | 14.7% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 66.4% | 14.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bahamas or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bahamas, at 81.2% against 67.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 14.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bahamas ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th 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.