Prevalence of overweight, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Prevalence of overweight, female was 72.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Bahrain, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Bahrain is 72.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Bahrain peaked at 72.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 29th of 196 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, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.6% | — |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 72.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 72.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.8%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 50.6% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 60.2% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 67.2% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 72.0% | 72.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More health data for Bahrain
- 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 overweight, female in Bahrain?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Bahrain was 72.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bahrain ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.