Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 20.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.14
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
23rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.14
in 2022
All-time low
6.16
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Bahrain, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 20.14 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Bahrain peaked at 20.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.16, in 1990.
That places Bahrain 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.16 | — |
| 1991 | 6.5 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.87 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 7.26 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 7.66 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 8.06 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 8.48 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 8.91 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 9.35 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 9.81 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 10.28 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 10.76 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 11.24 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 11.73 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 12.22 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.69 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 13.14 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.57 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.97 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 14.34 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.71 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 15.08 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.45 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.84 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.26 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 17.17 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 17.64 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.13 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 18.62 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 19.12 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.62 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.14 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.91 | 6.16 | 9.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.39 | 10.28 | 14.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.56 | 14.71 | 18.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.63 | 19.12 | 20.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 20 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.48 compare
- 21 Egypt 20.42 compare
- 22 Argentina 20.27 compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 19.69 compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 19.3 compare
- 26 Grenada 19.14 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Bahrain?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Bahrain was 20.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Bahrain ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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