Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) was 64.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Micronesia (country), 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 Micronesia (country) is 64.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Micronesia (country) peaked at 64.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1990.
That places Micronesia (country) 61st 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 (% of male adults) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.2% | — |
| 1991 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 64.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 64.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.7%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 57.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 60.0% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 62.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.2% | 64.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Micronesia (country)?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Micronesia (country) was 64.7% 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1990.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.