Share of men who are overweight or obese in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men 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
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Bahamas stood at 70.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Bahamas peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 1980.
That places Bahamas 28th 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 | 33.0% | 27.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 39.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 54.1% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 64.9% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 69.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.934 °C (2026)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6825 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.288 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Bahamas?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Bahamas was 70.0% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Bahamas ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.