Prevalence of overweight in Bermuda
Bermuda: Prevalence of overweight was 62.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Bermuda, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Bermuda is 62.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Bermuda peaked at 62.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 1990.
Bermuda ranks 59th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.2% | — |
| 1991 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 37.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 46.7% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 55.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.3% | 62.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 56 Poland 62.7% compare
- 57 Antigua and Barbuda 62.7% compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 62.6% compare
- 60 Uzbekistan 62.5% compare
- 61 Hungary 62.2% compare
- 62 Albania 62.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Bermuda?
- Prevalence of overweight in Bermuda was 62.5% 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Bermuda ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 (% 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.