Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Maldives
Maldives: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 54.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Maldives is 54.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Maldives peaked at 54.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
That places Maldives 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 18.2% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 27.0% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 37.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 49.4% | 54.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Maldives?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Maldives was 54.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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