Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 36.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahrain, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 36.13 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bahrain peaked at 36.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.24, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 26th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.24 | — |
| 1991 | 17.9 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 18.56 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 19.23 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 19.92 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 20.63 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 21.36 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 22.1 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 22.86 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 23.62 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 24.38 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.13 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 25.87 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 26.57 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 27.22 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 27.83 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 28.42 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 28.99 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.55 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.09 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 30.63 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 31.16 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 31.66 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.15 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.65 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.14 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 33.62 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.06 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.48 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.91 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.32 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 35.72 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 36.13 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.34 | 17.24 | 23.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.41 | 24.38 | 30.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.85 | 30.63 | 34.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.72 | 35.32 | 36.13 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bahrain?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Bahrain was 36.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 36.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.24 in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Bahrain ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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