Prevalence of overweight, male in Moldova
Moldova: Prevalence of overweight, male was 67.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 67.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Moldova peaked at 67.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1990.
Moldova ranks 39th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.6% | — |
| 1991 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 67.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 67.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 42.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 46.6% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 55.9% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 65.9% | 67.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Moldova?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Moldova was 67.9% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Moldova ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.