Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Malta
Malta: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
50th
of 198 countries
All-time high
35.0%
in 2011
All-time low
20.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malta stood at 34.6%.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malta peaked at 35.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1980.
Malta ranks 50th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.4% | — |
| 1981 | 20.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 27.2% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 20.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 25.5% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 31.3% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 34.7% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.6% | 34.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malta?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Malta was 34.6% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malta ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 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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