Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Bermuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 36.5% for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Bermuda peaked at 36.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1980.
Bermuda ranks 42nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.8% | — |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 36.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.7%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.0% | 36.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Bermuda?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Bermuda was 36.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Bermuda ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.