Prevalence of overweight, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Prevalence of overweight, male was 38.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Low & middle income, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 38.2% for prevalence of overweight, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Low & middle income peaked at 38.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1990.
Low & middle income ranks 30th of 43 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.6% | — |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 14.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 27.9% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.4% | 38.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Low & middle income?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Low & middle income was 38.2% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1990.
- How does Low & middle income rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.