Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Malta

Malta: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 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

02040601990200620221990: 59.21991: 59.41992: 59.61993: 59.91994: 60.21995: 60.51996: 60.91997: 61.21998: 61.61999: 622000: 62.32001: 62.72002: 632003: 63.42004: 63.72005: 63.92006: 64.22007: 64.32008: 64.52009: 64.62010: 64.62011: 64.72012: 64.72013: 64.72014: 64.62015: 64.62016: 64.62017: 64.72018: 64.72019: 64.72020: 64.72021: 64.72022: 64.7

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 in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Malta, 1990 to 2022.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 45 Romania 65.08 compare
  2. 46 Lebanon 65.05 compare
  3. 47 Ireland 64.74 compare
  4. 49 Croatia 64.22 compare
  5. 50 Australia 63.96 compare
  6. 51 Honduras 63.76 compare

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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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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