Prevalence of overweight, male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of overweight, male was 55.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 55.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Mongolia peaked at 55.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 99th of 196 countries 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.7% | — |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +1.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 55.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 55.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.7%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 29.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 34.8% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 43.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.6% | 55.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 96 Colombia 56.3% compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 55.9% compare
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 55.7% compare
- 100 Belgium 55.3% compare
- 101 Denmark 54.3% compare
- 102 Antigua and Barbuda 54.0% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 Mongolia?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Mongolia was 55.6% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Mongolia ranks 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.