Euro area vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight, male
Euro area
56.5%
in 2022
Malta
71.4%
in 2022
Euro area rank
16th
Malta rank
18th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Euro area
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 71.4% against 56.5% in Euro area, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 16th and Malta ranks 18th of 43 groups.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 64.8% | 11.8% | Malta |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 69.9% | 12.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 71.5% | 13.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 71.4% | 14.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Euro area or Malta?
- Malta, at 71.4% against 56.5% in Euro area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Euro area and Malta?
- 14.9%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Malta?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Euro area and Malta rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Euro area ranks 16th and Malta ranks 18th of 43 groups.
- 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.
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About this data
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.