Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 67.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 198 countries
All-time high
67.7%
in 2024
All-time low
38.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain stood at 67.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain peaked at 67.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1980.
Bahrain ranks 40th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.1% | — |
| 1981 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 38.1% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 47.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 56.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.6% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.1% | 67.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain was 67.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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