Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bahrain
Bahrain: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 32.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
60th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.9%
in 2024
All-time low
11.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bahrain, 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 Bahrain is 32.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bahrain peaked at 32.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1980.
Bahrain ranks 60th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.7% | — |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 13.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 13.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 30.8% | 32.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bahrain?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bahrain was 32.9% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bahrain ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 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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