Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 17.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Madagascar, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Madagascar stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Madagascar peaked at 17.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 193rd out of 196 countries 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 (% of adults) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4% | — |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 17.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 17.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 17.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of overweight in Madagascar was 17.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Madagascar ranks 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.