Australia vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight
Australia
64.0%
in 2022
Malta
64.7%
in 2022
Australia rank
51st
Malta rank
49th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Australia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 64.7% against 64.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 51st and Malta ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 60.5% | 10.0% | Malta |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 63.7% | 5.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 64.6% | 3.0% | Malta |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 64.7% | 1.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Australia or Malta?
- Malta, at 64.7% against 64.0% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Australia and Malta?
- 0.7%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Malta rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Australia ranks 51st and Malta ranks 49th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.