Prevalence of overweight, male in United States
United States: Prevalence of overweight, male was 74.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in United States, 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 United States is 74.7%, measured 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 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in United States peaked at 74.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 1990.
That places United States 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male in United States, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.2% | — |
| 1991 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 58.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 74.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 56.2% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 65.6% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 72.0% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 74.3% | 74.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in United States?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in United States was 74.7% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 1990.
- How does United States rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- United States ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.