Prevalence of overweight in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of overweight was 52.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Maldives, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Maldives is 52.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Maldives peaked at 52.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 114th 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 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.8% | — |
| 1991 | 18.5% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 17.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 26.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 37.5% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 49.9% | 52.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 112 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 53.5% compare
- 113 Kazakhstan 53.1% compare
- 115 Bulgaria 52.0% compare
- 116 Luxembourg 51.5% compare
- 117 Papua New Guinea 51.4% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 in Maldives?
- Prevalence of overweight in Maldives was 52.5% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Maldives ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.