Malta vs Small states: Prevalence of overweight, male
Malta
71.4%
in 2022
Small states
50.0%
in 2022
Malta rank
18th
Small states rank
20th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Malta
- Small states
How they compare
Malta currently reports 71.4% against 50.0% in Small states, a difference of 21.4%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 18th and Small states ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.8% | 35.5% | 29.3% | Malta |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 42.0% | 27.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 46.8% | 24.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 49.5% | 21.9% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Malta or Small states?
- Malta, at 71.4% against 50.0% in Small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Malta and Small states?
- 21.4%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Malta ranks 18th and Small states ranks 20th 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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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.