Prevalence of overweight, male in Albania
Albania: Prevalence of overweight, male was 66.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Albania, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Albania recorded 66.5% for prevalence of overweight, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Albania peaked at 66.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1990.
Albania ranks 48th of 196 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, male in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.7% | — |
| 1991 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 66.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 66.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 51.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 56.1% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 61.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 65.6% | 66.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Albania?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Albania was 66.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Albania ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.