Prevalence of overweight, male in Austria
Austria: Prevalence of overweight, male was 56.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Austria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, male in Austria is 56.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Austria peaked at 56.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1990.
That places Austria 92nd out of 196 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, male in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.6% | — |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 56.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 86% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Austria's 56.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 46.6% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.6% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 56.1% | 56.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Austria?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Austria was 56.5% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Austria ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.