Prevalence of overweight, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: Prevalence of overweight, male was 71.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in New Zealand, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 71.0% for prevalence of overweight, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in New Zealand peaked at 71.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 23rd 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.7% | — |
| 1991 | 53.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 58.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 71.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 71.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.7%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 52.7% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 62.7% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.8% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.7% | 71.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in New Zealand?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in New Zealand was 71.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.