Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bahrain

Bahrain: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 40.51 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.51
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
27th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.51
in 2022
All-time low
17.71
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bahrain, 1990–2022

0102030401990200620221990: 17.71991: 18.11992: 18.61993: 19.11994: 19.71995: 20.41996: 211997: 21.71998: 22.41999: 23.12000: 23.82001: 24.62002: 25.42003: 26.22004: 27.12005: 27.92006: 28.72007: 29.42008: 302009: 30.62010: 31.22011: 31.82012: 32.52013: 33.12014: 33.82015: 34.62016: 35.42017: 36.22018: 372019: 37.92020: 38.72021: 39.62022: 40.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain stood at 40.51. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain peaked at 40.51 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.71, in 1990.

Bahrain ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Bahrain, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 17.71
1991 18.07 +2.0%
1992 18.56 +2.7%
1993 19.13 +3.1%
1994 19.73 +3.1%
1995 20.35 +3.1%
1996 21 +3.2%
1997 21.67 +3.2%
1998 22.36 +3.2%
1999 23.09 +3.3%
2000 23.84 +3.2%
2001 24.62 +3.3%
2002 25.41 +3.2%
2003 26.24 +3.3%
2004 27.1 +3.3%
2005 27.93 +3.1%
2006 28.69 +2.7%
2007 29.4 +2.5%
2008 30.02 +2.1%
2009 30.6 +1.9%
2010 31.18 +1.9%
2011 31.81 +2.0%
2012 32.46 +2.0%
2013 33.13 +2.1%
2014 33.84 +2.1%
2015 34.6 +2.2%
2016 35.39 +2.3%
2017 36.21 +2.3%
2018 37.04 +2.3%
2019 37.89 +2.3%
2020 38.74 +2.2%
2021 39.6 +2.2%
2022 40.51 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.17 17.71 23.09 10
2000s 27.39 23.84 30.6 10
2010s 34.36 31.18 37.89 10
2020s 39.62 38.74 40.51 3

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 24 Saudi Arabia 41.4 compare
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  3. 26 Argentina 41.09 compare
  4. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.35 compare
  5. 29 Uruguay 40.05 compare
  6. 30 Jordan 40.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Bahrain was 40.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 40.51 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 17.71 in 1990.
How does Bahrain rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Bahrain ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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