Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Bahamas
Bahamas: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.5%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
3rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.5%
in 2024
All-time low
6.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Bahamas, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bahamas stood at 31.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bahamas peaked at 31.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1980.
Bahamas ranks 3rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.3% | — |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 31.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.5%, 2.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 31.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 29.5% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 1 Chile 36.9% compare
- 2 Niue 34.5% compare
- 4 Tonga 29.0% compare
- 5 Cook Islands 28.9% compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 27.5% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bahamas?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Bahamas was 31.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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