Share of men who are obese in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of men who are obese was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men 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
The most recent figure for share of men who are obese in Bermuda is 24.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Bermuda peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1980.
Bermuda ranks 65th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.3% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 62 Seychelles 25.1% compare
- 63 Peru 24.9% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 24.8% compare
- 66 Papua New Guinea 24.5% compare
- 67 Antigua and Barbuda 24.5% compare
- 68 Greenland 24.5% compare
More reference data data for Bermuda
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 54.8% (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 adults who are obese 34.8% (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 men who are obese in Bermuda?
- Share of men who are obese in Bermuda was 24.6% 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 men who are obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of men who are obese?
- Bermuda ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.