Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, male

Malta
71.4%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
55.1%
in 2022
Malta rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
17th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 71.4% against 55.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 64.8% 31.5% 33.3% Malta
2000s 69.9% 39.3% 30.6% Malta
2010s 71.5% 48.0% 23.5% Malta
2020s 71.4% 54.2% 17.3% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malta, at 71.4% against 55.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
16.3%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Malta ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.

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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.