Bahrain vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight
Bahrain
68.7%
in 2022
Palestine
68.8%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
30th
Palestine rank
29th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Bahrain
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 68.8% against 68.7% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 59.0% | 7.5% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 65.1% | 5.0% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 68.0% | 2.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 68.7% | 0.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bahrain or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 68.8% against 68.7% in Bahrain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Bahrain and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Bahrain ranks 30th and Palestine 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.