Share of adults defined as obese in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of adults defined as obese was 34.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.81
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
42nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
34.81
in 2024
All-time low
7.93
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults defined as obese in Bermuda, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults defined as obese in Bermuda stood at 34.81. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Bermuda peaked at 34.81 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.93, in 1980.
That places Bermuda 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults defined as obese in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.93 | — |
| 1981 | 8.28 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 8.65 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 9.04 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 9.46 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 9.89 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 10.35 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 10.79 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 11.21 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 11.68 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 12.18 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 12.76 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 13.39 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 14.04 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 14.73 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 15.44 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 16.18 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 16.91 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 17.62 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 18.38 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 19.17 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 19.96 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 20.72 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 21.47 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 22.2 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.91 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 23.6 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.25 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.87 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 25.51 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 26.19 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.87 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 27.54 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.16 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 28.75 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.37 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 30.01 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.63 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 31.24 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.82 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 32.41 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 33.01 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.61 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.22 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 34.81 | +1.7% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 34.81 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.03, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.73 | 7.93 | 11.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.16 | 12.18 | 18.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.47 | 19.17 | 25.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.06 | 26.19 | 31.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.61 | 32.41 | 34.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 39 Saint Lucia 35.35 compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.02 compare
- 41 Seychelles 34.85 compare
- 43 New Zealand 34.72 compare
- 44 Paraguay 34.21 compare
- 45 Nicaragua 33.99 compare
More reference data data for Bermuda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults defined as obese in Bermuda?
- Share of adults defined as obese in Bermuda was 34.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.81 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of adults defined as obese?
- Bermuda ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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