Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 28.8 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Bahamas, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 28.8 for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Bahamas peaked at 28.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.1, in 1975.
Bahamas ranks 29th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 25.1 | — |
| 1976 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.32 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.15 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.08 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.93 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.57 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More gender data for Bahamas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 344 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 344 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5945 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Bahamas?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Bahamas was 28.8 in 2016, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 in 1975.
- How does Bahamas rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Bahamas ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.