Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahrain

Bahrain: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 68.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
68.69
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 193 countries
All-time high
68.69
in 2022
All-time low
47.15
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Bahrain, 1990–2022

02040601990200620221990: 47.11991: 48.11992: 49.11993: 501994: 511995: 521996: 531997: 53.91998: 54.91999: 55.82000: 56.72001: 57.62002: 58.52003: 59.22004: 602005: 60.62006: 61.32007: 61.92008: 62.52009: 63.12010: 63.62011: 64.12012: 64.62013: 65.12014: 65.62015: 662016: 66.52017: 66.92018: 67.32019: 67.72020: 682021: 68.32022: 68.7

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

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Bahrain, 1990 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 27 Brunei Darussalam 69.63 compare
  2. 28 Paraguay 69.11 compare
  3. 29 Palestine, State of 68.8 compare
  4. 31 Argentina 68.42 compare
  5. 32 Peru 68.09 compare
  6. 33 Libya 67.61 compare

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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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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