Share of men who are overweight or obese in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 54.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or 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 overweight or obese in Bermuda is 54.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Bermuda peaked at 54.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1980.
Bermuda ranks 106th 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 | 24.7% | 21.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 29.0% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 38.6% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 47.4% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 52.8% | 54.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
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 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 overweight or obese in Bermuda?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Bermuda was 54.8% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Bermuda ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 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.