Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) was 70.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Bermuda, 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 Bermuda is 70.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Bermuda peaked at 70.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1990.
Bermuda ranks 42nd 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 (% of female adults) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.7% | — |
| 1991 | 45.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 70.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 44.7% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 54.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 62.2% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.3% | 70.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 39 El Salvador 71.0% compare
- 40 Peru 70.6% compare
- 41 Grenada 70.6% compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 70.4% compare
- 44 United States 70.2% compare
- 45 Brunei 69.7% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.026 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 318 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 350 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 341 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 302 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 341 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Bermuda?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Bermuda was 70.6% 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bermuda ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.