Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 35.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
37th
of 198 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2024
All-time low
11.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 35.5% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain peaked at 35.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1980.
Bahrain ranks 37th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 (crude estimate) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.0% | — |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 15.7% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 21.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 16.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 23.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.0% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 34 Croatia 36.5% compare
- 35 Uruguay 36.3% compare
- 36 Jamaica 35.7% compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 35.4% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain was 35.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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