Prevalence of overweight in Bahamas
Bahamas: Prevalence of overweight was 75.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Bahamas, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Bahamas stood at 75.8%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Bahamas peaked at 75.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 10th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.0% | — |
| 1991 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 75.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 75.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 46.0% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 58.4% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 68.5% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 74.8% | 75.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 7 Chile 78.8% compare
- 8 Kuwait 77.8% compare
- 9 Qatar 76.6% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 75.5% compare
- 12 French Polynesia 73.6% compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Bahamas?
- Prevalence of overweight in Bahamas was 75.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Bahamas ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.