Share of adults who are obese in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of adults who are obese was 34.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Bermuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Bermuda stood at 34.8%. 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 who are obese in Bermuda peaked at 34.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.4% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 39 Saint Lucia 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
- 41 Seychelles 34.9% compare
- 43 New Zealand 34.7% compare
- 44 Paraguay 34.2% compare
- 45 Nicaragua 34.0% compare
More reference data data for Bermuda
- Share of men who are obese 24.6% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 63.6% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Foreign aid received -5.45 million constant 2024 US$ (1996)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 56.6% (2024)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 54.8% (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 108,227 constant 2024 US$ (1996)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 87.1% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Bermuda?
- Share of adults who are obese in Bermuda was 34.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Bermuda ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.