Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) was 46.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 46.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Upper middle income peaked at 46.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1990.
That places Upper middle income 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (% of male adults) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 20.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 25.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 33.8% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 43.9% | 46.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate -0.1822 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Upper middle income?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Upper middle income was 46.0% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.