Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 198 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2024
All-time low
35.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain stood at 69.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain peaked at 69.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1980.
That places Bahrain 36th out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.2% | — |
| 1981 | 36.2% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 38.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 35.2% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 45.4% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 56.2% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.2% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.4% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 69.9% compare
- 34 Iraq 69.8% compare
- 35 New Zealand 69.5% compare
- 37 Barbados 69.2% compare
- 38 Greece 69.1% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 69.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bahrain was 69.3% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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