Bahamas vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Prevalence of overweight, female
Bahamas
81.2%
in 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis
81.8%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
9th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
8th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 81.8% against 81.2% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 9th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 59.6% | 4.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 69.9% | 3.4% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 77.5% | 1.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 81.3% | 0.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bahamas or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 81.8% against 81.2% in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.6%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bahamas ranks 9th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 8th 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.