Prevalence of overweight, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of overweight, male was 61.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Bulgaria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in Bulgaria stood at 61.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Bulgaria peaked at 61.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd of 196 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.0% | — |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 61.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 93% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 61.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 50.5% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 56.7% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.4% | 61.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 69 Costa Rica 61.4% compare
- 70 Bolivia 61.4% compare
- 71 Belarus 61.0% compare
- 73 Israel 60.7% compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 60.6% compare
- 75 Tajikistan 60.5% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Bulgaria was 61.0% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.