Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 198 countries
All-time high
77.3%
in 2024
All-time low
33.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahamas, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahamas stood at 77.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahamas peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1980.
Bahamas ranks 12th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.2% | — |
| 1981 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 40.1% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 41.3% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 43.7% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 47.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 33.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 43.7% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 57.8% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 68.6% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.3% | 77.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahamas?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahamas was 77.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bahamas ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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