Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 76.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahamas, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahamas is 76.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahamas peaked at 76.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1980.
Bahamas ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.4% | — |
| 1981 | 35.4% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 40.7% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 45.3% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 76.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.3%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 76.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.0%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 34.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 45.3% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 58.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 68.3% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.7% | 76.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahamas?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahamas was 76.6% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Bahamas ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.