Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Maldives

Overweight in adults in the Maldives in 2024 — 54.3%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 42.4 pp.

2024 54.3% +1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 90of 199
Period maximum 54.3%2024
Period minimum 11.9%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Maldives, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 11.9%1981: 12.4%1982: 13%1983: 13.5%1984: 14.1%1985: 14.7%1986: 15.4%1987: 16%1988: 16.7%1989: 17.5%1990: 18.2%1991: 19%1992: 19.8%1993: 20.6%1994: 21.5%1995: 22.3%1996: 23.2%1997: 24.1%1998: 25%1999: 26%2000: 27%2001: 28%2002: 29%2003: 30.1%2004: 31.1%2005: 32.3%2006: 33.3%2007: 34.4%2008: 35.5%2009: 36.5%2010: 37.6%2011: 38.7%2012: 39.8%2013: 41%2014: 42.2%2015: 43.4%2016: 44.6%2017: 45.8%2018: 47%2019: 48.2%2020: 49.4%2021: 50.6%2022: 51.8%2023: 53%2024: 54.3%
Change over the period: +42.4 pp Annual average: 0.96 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 54.3%
World computed 43.7%
South Asia computed 35.4%
Southern Asia computed 36.6%
Overweight in adults — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 54.3 +1.2 pp
2023 53 +1.2 pp
2022 51.8 +1.2 pp
2021 50.6 +1.2 pp
2020 49.4 +1.2 pp
2019 48.2 +1.2 pp
2018 47 +1.2 pp
2017 45.8 +1.2 pp
2016 44.6 +1.2 pp
2015 43.4 +1.2 pp
2014 42.2 +1.2 pp
2013 41 +1.2 pp
2012 39.8 +1.1 pp
2011 38.7 +1.1 pp
2010 37.6 +1.1 pp
2009 36.5 +1.1 pp
2008 35.5 +1.1 pp
2007 34.4 +1.1 pp
2006 33.3 +1.1 pp
2005 32.3 +1.1 pp
2004 31.1 +1.1 pp
2003 30.1 +1.1 pp
2002 29 +1 pp
2001 28 +1 pp
2000 27 +1 pp
1999 26 +1 pp
1998 25 +0.9 pp
1997 24.1 +0.9 pp
1996 23.2 +0.9 pp
1995 22.3 +0.9 pp
1994 21.5 +0.8 pp
1993 20.6 +0.8 pp
1992 19.8 +0.8 pp
1991 19 +0.8 pp
1990 18.2 +0.7 pp
1989 17.5 +0.7 pp
1988 16.7 +0.7 pp
1987 16 +0.7 pp
1986 15.4 +0.6 pp
1985 14.7 +0.6 pp
1984 14.1 +0.6 pp
1983 13.5 +0.6 pp
1982 13 +0.5 pp
1981 12.4 +0.5 pp
1980 11.9

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.