Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malta
Malta: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 67.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 198 countries
All-time high
68.8%
in 2013
All-time low
56.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malta stood at 67.7%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malta peaked at 68.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1980.
That places Malta 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.8% | — |
| 1981 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 61.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.5% | 56.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 60.7% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 65.0% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 67.8% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 67.6% | 67.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malta?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Malta was 67.7% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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