Prevalence of overweight, male in Ukraine
Ukraine: Prevalence of overweight, male was 57.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine is 57.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Ukraine peaked at 57.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1990.
Ukraine ranks 89th 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.7% | — |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 57.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 57.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 39.7% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 42.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 49.5% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.3% | 57.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 86 Barbados 58.1% compare
- 87 Honduras 58.0% compare
- 88 Montenegro 58.0% compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 57.5% compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 57.3% compare
- 92 Austria 56.5% compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % 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 Ukraine?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Ukraine was 57.8% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Ukraine ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.