Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 54.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malaysia is 54.93, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malaysia peaked at 54.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.47, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.47 | — |
| 1991 | 24.45 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 25.45 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 26.47 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 27.52 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 28.59 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 29.68 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 30.79 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 31.92 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 33.06 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 34.21 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 35.35 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.48 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 37.6 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 38.7 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.78 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 40.83 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 41.85 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.83 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 43.76 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 44.67 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 45.55 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 46.42 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 47.28 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 48.15 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 49.01 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 49.88 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.73 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 51.57 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 52.41 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 53.25 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.09 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 54.93 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.14 | 23.47 | 33.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.14 | 34.21 | 43.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.57 | 44.67 | 52.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.09 | 53.25 | 54.93 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malaysia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malaysia was 54.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.47 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Malaysia ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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