Prevalence of overweight, male in Indonesia
Indonesia: Prevalence of overweight, male was 28.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 28.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Indonesia peaked at 28.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1990.
Indonesia ranks 153rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8% | — |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 28.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 28.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.7%, 54% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 16.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.1% | 28.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % 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 0.0376 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Indonesia?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Indonesia was 28.4% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Indonesia ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.