Obesity in men vs obesity in women, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Obesity in men vs obesity in women. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
10.03 % change on previous year
Uganda
Lowest
-2.24 % change on previous year
Spain
Median
2.69 % change on previous year
Years covered
44
1981–2024
Data points
8,756
What the numbers show
Obesity in men vs obesity in women, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 10.03 % change on previous year in Uganda; the lowest is -2.24 % change on previous year in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.69 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.9 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 5,457.6%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 3,101.4%).
Obesity in men vs obesity in women, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 10.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 9.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 8.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 8.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 5 | Eritrea | 8.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 6 | Liberia | 8.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 7.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Timor-Leste | 7.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 7.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 10 | China | 7.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 6.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 6.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 15 | Singapore | 6.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 6.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 17 | Niger | 6.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 18 | Djibouti | 6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.8% | flat |
| 19 | Burundi | 6.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 6.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | falling |
| 21 | Malawi | 5.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.1% | falling |
| 22 | Somalia | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cambodia | 5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 25 | Senegal | 5.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 27 | South Sudan | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 28 | Mozambique | 5.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 5.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 5.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 31 | India | 5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 32 | Pakistan | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.2% | flat |
| 33 | Comoros | 5.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 34 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 35 | Togo | 5.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 36 | Nepal | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | 4.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.9% | falling |
| 39 | Bhutan | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 41 | Philippines | 4.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 42 | Benin | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 43 | Japan | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 45 | Maldives | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 46 | Eswatini | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 47 | Chad | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.8% | falling |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 51 | Angola | 4.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 4.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Myanmar | 4.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.2% | falling |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Brazil | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 61 | Seychelles | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.5% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritania | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 66 | Mali | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 67 | Mongolia | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 68 | Albania | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 69 | Armenia | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,192.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritius | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.2% | falling |
| 73 | Cuba | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 75 | Guyana | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 76 | Yemen | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.2% | falling |
| 78 | Dominica | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 79 | Namibia | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 80 | Nigeria | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Gambia | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.4% | falling |
| 82 | Gabon | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 83 | Jamaica | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 84 | Romania | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 87 | Suriname | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 88 | Fiji | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 89 | Grenada | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 90 | Croatia | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 91 | Botswana | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 95 | Malaysia | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 97 | Haiti | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.7% | falling |
| 98 | Uruguay | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 100 | Argentina | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 101 | Lesotho | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 103 | Chile | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 106 | Cameroon | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 108 | Honduras | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 109 | Bermuda | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 110 | Colombia | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 112 | Slovakia | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 114 | Barbados | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 115 | Algeria | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 116 | Montenegro | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 117 | Mexico | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 118 | Ghana | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Czechia | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 120 | El Salvador | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 121 | Hungary | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.8% | falling |
| 123 | Belize | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 124 | Austria | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.4% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | falling |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 130 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 131 | Greenland | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 132 | Sweden | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 133 | Tunisia | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.2% | falling |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 136 | Iceland | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 137 | Norway | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 138 | Tonga | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 139 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 140 | Morocco | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 141 | Australia | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 144 | Cook Islands | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 145 | Belgium | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.6% | falling |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 147 | Oman | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 148 | Samoa | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Poland | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 150 | Switzerland | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9802 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 152 | Denmark | 0.9748 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 358.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | 0.961 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9426 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 155 | Greece | 0.915 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Egypt | 0.908 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 157 | Qatar | 0.8902 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 158 | Tuvalu | 0.8686 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 159 | Netherlands | 0.8634 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Lebanon | 0.8566 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 161 | Iraq | 0.8451 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 162 | New Zealand | 0.8404 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Latvia | 0.8084 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 164 | Ireland | 0.7519 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Ukraine | 0.7165 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 166 | Niue | 0.7115 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Kiribati | 0.6829 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Tokelau | 0.6631 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0.623 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,457.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Naoero | 0.6056 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5832 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 172 | Bahrain | 0.5642 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Libya | 0.5436 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 174 | Canada | 0.5354 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 175 | South Africa | 0.4813 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 176 | United States of America | 0.4738 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 177 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.4685 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 178 | American Samoa | 0.3449 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Lithuania | 0.308 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Belarus | 0.2896 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Germany | 0.1892 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.1805 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Palestine, State of | 0.158 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Israel | 0.1246 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Malta | 0.0626 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Palau | 0.018 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | -0.0492 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,101.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Cyprus | -0.0708 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Kuwait | -0.1602 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Russian Federation | -0.171 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.9% | volatile |
| 191 | United Arab Emirates | -0.1726 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Estonia | -0.2493 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -0.3771 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 636.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Türkiye | -0.4105 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Jordan | -0.7131 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Portugal | -0.7719 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 555.3% | volatile |
| 197 | France | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Italy | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Spain | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Obesity in men vs obesity in women. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Obesity in men vs. women World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Obesity in men vs obesity in women. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.