Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Myanmar

Overweight in adults in Myanmar in 2024 — 28.9%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 21.2 pp.

2024 28.9% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 19of 199
Period maximum 28.9%2024
Period minimum 7.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Myanmar, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.7%1981: 8%1982: 8.3%1983: 8.6%1984: 8.9%1985: 9.2%1986: 9.6%1987: 9.9%1988: 10.3%1989: 10.7%1990: 11.1%1991: 11.5%1992: 12%1993: 12.4%1994: 12.9%1995: 13.3%1996: 13.8%1997: 14.2%1998: 14.7%1999: 15.2%2000: 15.7%2001: 16.1%2002: 16.6%2003: 17.1%2004: 17.6%2005: 18%2006: 18.5%2007: 19%2008: 19.5%2009: 20%2010: 20.5%2011: 21%2012: 21.5%2013: 22.1%2014: 22.7%2015: 23.2%2016: 23.9%2017: 24.5%2018: 25.1%2019: 25.7%2020: 26.3%2021: 26.9%2022: 27.6%2023: 28.2%2024: 28.9%
Change over the period: +21.2 pp Annual average: 0.48 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Myanmar 28.9%
World computed 43.7%
East Asia & Pacific computed 38.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 37%
Overweight in adults — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 28.9 +0.7 pp
2023 28.2 +0.6 pp
2022 27.6 +0.6 pp
2021 26.9 +0.6 pp
2020 26.3 +0.6 pp
2019 25.7 +0.6 pp
2018 25.1 +0.6 pp
2017 24.5 +0.6 pp
2016 23.9 +0.6 pp
2015 23.2 +0.6 pp
2014 22.7 +0.6 pp
2013 22.1 +0.6 pp
2012 21.5 +0.5 pp
2011 21 +0.5 pp
2010 20.5 +0.5 pp
2009 20 +0.5 pp
2008 19.5 +0.5 pp
2007 19 +0.5 pp
2006 18.5 +0.5 pp
2005 18 +0.5 pp
2004 17.6 +0.5 pp
2003 17.1 +0.5 pp
2002 16.6 +0.5 pp
2001 16.1 +0.5 pp
2000 15.7 +0.5 pp
1999 15.2 +0.5 pp
1998 14.7 +0.5 pp
1997 14.2 +0.5 pp
1996 13.8 +0.5 pp
1995 13.3 +0.5 pp
1994 12.9 +0.4 pp
1993 12.4 +0.4 pp
1992 12 +0.4 pp
1991 11.5 +0.4 pp
1990 11.1 +0.4 pp
1989 10.7 +0.4 pp
1988 10.3 +0.4 pp
1987 9.9 +0.4 pp
1986 9.6 +0.4 pp
1985 9.2 +0.3 pp
1984 8.9 +0.3 pp
1983 8.6 +0.3 pp
1982 8.3 +0.3 pp
1981 8 +0.3 pp
1980 7.7

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.