Share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain

Bahrain: Share of overweight men vs women was 65.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
65.02
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
53rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
65.02
in 2024
All-time low
35.96
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 361981: 36.81982: 37.71983: 38.61984: 39.51985: 40.41986: 41.31987: 42.31988: 43.21989: 44.21990: 45.11991: 46.11992: 47.11993: 48.11994: 491995: 501996: 50.91997: 51.81998: 52.71999: 53.62000: 54.52001: 55.32002: 56.12003: 56.92004: 57.62005: 58.32006: 592007: 59.62008: 60.22009: 60.82010: 61.32011: 61.82012: 62.32013: 62.72014: 63.12015: 63.52016: 63.92017: 64.12018: 64.32019: 64.52020: 64.62021: 64.72022: 64.82023: 64.92024: 65

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain stood at 65.02. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain peaked at 65.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.96, in 1980.

Bahrain ranks 53rd of 196 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.

Share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 35.96
1981 36.81 +2.4%
1982 37.68 +2.4%
1983 38.56 +2.4%
1984 39.47 +2.3%
1985 40.39 +2.3%
1986 41.32 +2.3%
1987 42.26 +2.3%
1988 43.21 +2.2%
1989 44.16 +2.2%
1990 45.13 +2.2%
1991 46.1 +2.2%
1992 47.08 +2.1%
1993 48.05 +2.1%
1994 49.02 +2.0%
1995 49.98 +2.0%
1996 50.92 +1.9%
1997 51.83 +1.8%
1998 52.73 +1.7%
1999 53.61 +1.7%
2000 54.47 +1.6%
2001 55.3 +1.5%
2002 56.1 +1.4%
2003 56.87 +1.4%
2004 57.61 +1.3%
2005 58.3 +1.2%
2006 58.96 +1.1%
2007 59.58 +1.1%
2008 60.18 +1.0%
2009 60.76 +1.0%
2010 61.31 +0.9%
2011 61.82 +0.8%
2012 62.3 +0.8%
2013 62.74 +0.7%
2014 63.14 +0.6%
2015 63.51 +0.6%
2016 63.86 +0.5%
2017 64.12 +0.4%
2018 64.31 +0.3%
2019 64.46 +0.2%
2020 64.58 +0.2%
2021 64.7 +0.2%
2022 64.8 +0.2%
2023 64.91 +0.2%
2024 65.02 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.98 35.96 44.16 10
1990s 49.45 45.13 53.61 10
2000s 57.81 54.47 60.76 10
2010s 63.16 61.31 64.46 10
2020s 64.8 64.58 65.02 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 50 Ecuador 65.66 compare
  2. 51 Estonia 65.38 compare
  3. 52 United Kingdom 65.19 compare
  4. 54 Micronesia (country) 65 compare
  5. 55 Oman 64.86 compare
  6. 56 Finland 64.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain?
Share of overweight men vs women in Bahrain was 65.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of overweight men vs women recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 65.02 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of overweight men vs women recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 35.96 in 1980.
How does Bahrain rank for share of overweight men vs women?
Bahrain ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of overweight men vs women rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of overweight men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of overweight men vs women
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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