Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 68.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahrain, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahrain stood at 68.69. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahrain peaked at 68.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.15, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 30th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.15 | — |
| 1991 | 48.12 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 49.09 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 50.05 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 51.02 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 51.99 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 52.95 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 53.91 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 54.86 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 55.79 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 56.71 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 57.59 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 58.45 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 59.24 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 59.97 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.65 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.3 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.91 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.51 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.08 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.62 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.14 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.64 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.12 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.59 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.05 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 66.49 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.9 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.29 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.65 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.01 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.35 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.69 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.49 | 47.15 | 55.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.14 | 56.71 | 63.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.75 | 63.62 | 67.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.35 | 68.01 | 68.69 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahrain?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Bahrain was 68.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 68.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.15 in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Bahrain ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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