Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bahamas
Bahamas: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 51.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bahamas, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bahamas is 51.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bahamas peaked at 51.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1980.
That places Bahamas 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.3% | — |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 17.7% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 21.8% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 13.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 20.1% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 39.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.5% | 51.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bahamas?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bahamas was 51.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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