Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
110th
of 198 countries
All-time high
56.6%
in 2024
All-time low
13.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malaysia stood at 56.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malaysia peaked at 56.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 110th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 (crude estimate) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.8% | — |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 22.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 33.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 43.7% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 53.1% | 56.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malaysia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malaysia was 56.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Malaysia ranks 110th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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