Luxembourg vs Malaysia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Luxembourg
56.1%
in 2024
Malaysia
56.6%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
111th
Malaysia rank
110th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 56.6% against 56.1% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 111th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 198 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.5% | 17.2% | 26.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 27.1% | 21.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 38.4% | 15.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 48.0% | 7.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 54.8% | 0.9% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Luxembourg or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 56.6% against 56.1% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Luxembourg and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Malaysia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Luxembourg ranks 111th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.