Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in North America
North America: Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) was 73.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in North America, 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 North America stood at 73.6%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in North America peaked at 73.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1990.
North America ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.0% | — |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 56.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 65.2% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 71.3% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 73.3% | 73.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.2392 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in North America?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in North America was 73.6% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1990.
- How does North America rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- North America ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.