Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 52.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Maldives, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Maldives is 52.54, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Maldives peaked at 52.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.77, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 111th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.77 | — |
| 1991 | 18.54 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 19.33 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 20.16 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 21.01 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 21.88 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 22.78 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 23.69 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 24.63 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 25.6 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 26.6 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 27.63 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 28.69 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 29.77 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 30.89 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 32.03 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 33.16 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.26 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 35.35 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 36.44 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 37.54 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.65 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.79 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 40.95 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 42.17 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 43.45 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.74 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 46.03 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 47.33 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 48.62 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.92 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 51.23 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 52.54 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.54 | 17.77 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.48 | 26.6 | 36.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.93 | 37.54 | 48.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.23 | 49.92 | 52.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 109 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 53.48 compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 53.13 compare
- 112 Bulgaria 51.95 compare
- 113 Luxembourg 51.52 compare
- 114 Papua New Guinea 51.36 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Maldives?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Maldives was 52.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 52.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.77 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Maldives ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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