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Overweight in adults — Malta

Overweight in adults in Malta in 2024 — 63.2%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 5.7 pp.

2024 63.2% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 137of 199
Period maximum 65%2010
Period minimum 57.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Malta, 1980–202456586062646619801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 57.5%1981: 57.6%1982: 57.8%1983: 57.9%1984: 58.1%1985: 58.2%1986: 58.4%1987: 58.5%1988: 58.7%1989: 58.8%1990: 59%1991: 59.2%1992: 59.4%1993: 59.7%1994: 60%1995: 60.3%1996: 60.6%1997: 61%1998: 61.4%1999: 61.8%2000: 62.2%2001: 62.6%2002: 63%2003: 63.4%2004: 63.8%2005: 64.1%2006: 64.4%2007: 64.6%2008: 64.8%2009: 64.9%2010: 65%2011: 65%2012: 64.9%2013: 64.8%2014: 64.7%2015: 64.6%2016: 64.5%2017: 64.4%2018: 64.3%2019: 64.2%2020: 64%2021: 63.9%2022: 63.6%2023: 63.4%2024: 63.2%
Change over the period: +5.7 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malta 63.2%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Southern Europe computed 50.3%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 63.2 −0.2 pp
2023 63.4 −0.2 pp
2022 63.6 −0.2 pp
2021 63.9 −0.2 pp
2020 64 −0.1 pp
2019 64.2 −0.1 pp
2018 64.3 −0.1 pp
2017 64.4 −0.1 pp
2016 64.5 −0.1 pp
2015 64.6 −0.1 pp
2014 64.7 −0.1 pp
2013 64.8 −0.1 pp
2012 64.9 −0.1 pp
2011 65 −0 pp
2010 65 +0 pp
2009 64.9 +0.1 pp
2008 64.8 +0.2 pp
2007 64.6 +0.2 pp
2006 64.4 +0.3 pp
2005 64.1 +0.3 pp
2004 63.8 +0.4 pp
2003 63.4 +0.4 pp
2002 63 +0.4 pp
2001 62.6 +0.4 pp
2000 62.2 +0.4 pp
1999 61.8 +0.4 pp
1998 61.4 +0.4 pp
1997 61 +0.4 pp
1996 60.6 +0.3 pp
1995 60.3 +0.3 pp
1994 60 +0.3 pp
1993 59.7 +0.3 pp
1992 59.4 +0.2 pp
1991 59.2 +0.2 pp
1990 59 +0.2 pp
1989 58.8 +0.2 pp
1988 58.7 +0.2 pp
1987 58.5 +0.1 pp
1986 58.4 +0.1 pp
1985 58.2 +0.1 pp
1984 58.1 +0.1 pp
1983 57.9 +0.1 pp
1982 57.8 +0.1 pp
1981 57.6 +0.1 pp
1980 57.5 —

Southern Europe, 2024

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

IT Italy 45.5 AD Andorra 47.7 ME Montenegro 49.5 ES Spain 50.1 PT Portugal 51.2 RS Serbia 53.2 SI Slovenia 54.5 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.2 GR Greece 61.2 AL Albania 62.2 MK North Macedonia 63.1 MT Malta 63.2 HR Croatia 64.3
Full table for all countries

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.

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