Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Malta
Malta: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 64.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
64.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 193 countries
All-time high
64.66
in 2011
All-time low
59.21
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Malta, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 64.66 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malta peaked at 64.66 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59.21, in 1990.
Malta ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.21 | — |
| 1991 | 59.43 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 59.65 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 59.91 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 60.2 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.51 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 60.85 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 61.21 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.58 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 61.96 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.34 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.71 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.05 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.38 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.68 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.94 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.16 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.34 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.48 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.58 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.63 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.66 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.66 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.65 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.64 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.63 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.65 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.65 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.65 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.66 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.66 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.66 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 64.66 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 64.66 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.16, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.45 | 59.21 | 61.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.67 | 62.34 | 64.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.65 | 64.63 | 64.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.66 | 64.66 | 64.66 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malta?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malta was 64.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 64.66 in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.21 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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