Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Malaysia
Malaysia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 32.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malaysia is 32.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malaysia peaked at 32.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.5% | — |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 13.9% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 32.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malaysia?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malaysia was 32.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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