Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2024
All-time low
12.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain stood at 34.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain peaked at 34.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1980.
That places Bahrain 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.0% | — |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 13.4% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 12.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 17.4% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 24.3% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.2% | 34.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain was 34.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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