Bahamas vs World: Prevalence of overweight, male
Bahamas
69.8%
in 2022
World
38.5%
in 2016
Bahamas rank
27th
World rank
29th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Bahamas
- World
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 69.8% against 38.5% in World, a difference of 31.3%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 27th and World ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 27.2% | 19.8% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 32.0% | 27.7% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 36.8% | 29.7% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Bahamas or World?
- Bahamas, at 69.8% against 38.5% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Bahamas and World?
- 31.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and World rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and World ranks 29th 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.