Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahamas
Bahamas: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 75.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahamas, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahamas is 75.79, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahamas peaked at 75.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.03, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.03 | — |
| 1991 | 47.21 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 48.41 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 49.62 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 50.85 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 52.1 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 53.36 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.62 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 55.87 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 57.13 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 58.36 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 59.56 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 60.72 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 61.84 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 62.91 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 63.95 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 64.94 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.88 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.78 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.64 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.46 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.23 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.96 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.64 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.3 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.93 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.53 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.12 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.68 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.23 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.76 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.28 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.79 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.52 | 46.03 | 57.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.26 | 58.36 | 67.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.51 | 68.46 | 74.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.28 | 74.76 | 75.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahamas?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahamas was 75.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 75.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.03 in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Bahamas ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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