Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) was 26.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 26.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 26.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1990.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3% | — |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 26.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0461 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.6687 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0415 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4732 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 26.8% 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1990.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.