Prevalence of overweight, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of overweight, male was 39.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in East Asia & Pacific, 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 East Asia & Pacific is 39.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 39.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1990.
That places East Asia & Pacific 26th out of 43 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.1% | — |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 12.1% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 26.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 36.8% | 39.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.7993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.9374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in East Asia & Pacific was 39.1% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.