Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) was 54.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Bermuda, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 54.0% for prevalence of overweight, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Bermuda peaked at 54.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1990.
That places Bermuda 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.2% | — |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 36.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +1.0% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 54.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 82% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 29.2% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 38.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 47.6% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 100 Belgium 55.3% compare
- 101 Denmark 54.3% compare
- 102 Antigua and Barbuda 54.0% compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 53.4% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 53.0% compare
- 106 Cuba 52.9% compare
More health data for Bermuda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2047)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- 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, male in Bermuda?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Bermuda was 54.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Bermuda ranks 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.