Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Maldives
Maldives: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 25.5 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
25.5
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
116th
of 187 countries
All-time high
25.5
in 2016
All-time low
20.2
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Maldives, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Maldives stood at 25.5. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Maldives peaked at 25.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 1975.
Maldives ranks 116th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.44 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.47 | 20.9 | 22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.55 | 22.1 | 23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.75 | 23.1 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.03 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 7 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Maldives?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Maldives was 25.5 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 1975.
- How does Maldives rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Maldives ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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