Argentina vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight, male

Argentina
71.9%
in 2022
Malta
71.4%
in 2022
Argentina rank
15th
Malta rank
18th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Argentina
  • Malta
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 71.9% against 71.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

Argentina ranks 15th and Malta ranks 18th of 196 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 52.4% 64.8% 12.4% Malta
2000s 60.1% 69.9% 9.8% Malta
2010s 67.0% 71.5% 4.5% Malta
2020s 71.2% 71.4% 0.2% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Argentina or Malta?
Argentina, at 71.9% against 71.4% in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Argentina and Malta?
0.5%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malta?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Malta rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Argentina ranks 15th and Malta ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight, male. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-overweight-male-percent-of-male-adults/argentina/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-overweight-male-percent-of-male-adults/argentina/malta/">Argentina vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.