Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahrain

Bahrain: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 36.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
36.13
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.13
in 2022
All-time low
17.24
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Bahrain, 1990–2022

0102030401990200620221990: 17.21991: 17.91992: 18.61993: 19.21994: 19.91995: 20.61996: 21.41997: 22.11998: 22.91999: 23.62000: 24.42001: 25.12002: 25.92003: 26.62004: 27.22005: 27.82006: 28.42007: 292008: 29.62009: 30.12010: 30.62011: 31.22012: 31.72013: 32.12014: 32.62015: 33.12016: 33.62017: 34.12018: 34.52019: 34.92020: 35.32021: 35.72022: 36.1

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

Annual values for Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate) in Bahrain, 1990 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 23 Barbados 38.02 compare
  2. 24 Palestine, State of 37.56 compare
  3. 25 Libya 36.71 compare
  4. 27 Panama 36.07 compare
  5. 28 Mexico 36.03 compare
  6. 29 Argentina 35.36 compare

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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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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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