Share of women who are overweight or obese in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women 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
Bahamas recorded 82.5% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Bahamas peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1980.
Bahamas ranks 10th 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 women who are overweight or obese in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.9% | — |
| 1981 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 46.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 53.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 58.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.2% | 40.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 50.6% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 61.7% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 71.5% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 79.8% | 82.5% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,215 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Bahamas?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Bahamas was 82.5% 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 women who are overweight or obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Bahamas ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Share of women 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 meters squared.