Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 23.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
23.9
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
139th
of 187 countries
All-time high
23.9
in 2016
All-time low
19
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Bhutan, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Bhutan stood at 23.9. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Bhutan peaked at 23.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1975.
That places Bhutan 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.26 | 19 | 19.5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.22 | 19.6 | 20.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.48 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.71 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 136 Djibouti 24 compare
- 136 Gambia, The 24 compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 24 compare
- 139 Pakistan 23.9 compare
- 139 Ghana 23.9 compare
- 142 China, People's Republic of 23.8 compare
- 142 Côte d'Ivoire 23.8 compare
- 142 Korea, Republic of 23.8 compare
- 142 Zimbabwe 23.8 compare
- 142 Yemen, Republic of 23.8 compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Bhutan?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Bhutan was 23.9 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1975.
- How does Bhutan rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Bhutan ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).