Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 34.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Bermuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda stood at 34.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda peaked at 34.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1980.
That places Bermuda 42nd out of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.4% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 39 Saint Lucia 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
- 41 Seychelles 34.9% compare
- 43 New Zealand 34.7% compare
- 44 Paraguay 34.2% compare
- 45 Nicaragua 34.0% compare
More health data for Bermuda
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 311 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 337 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 312 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 318 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 309 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 306 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda was 34.8% 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Bermuda ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.