Share of females defined as overweight in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of females defined as overweight was 18.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of females defined as overweight in Madagascar, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 18.36 for share of females defined as overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of females defined as overweight in Madagascar peaked at 18.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.29, in 1980.
Madagascar ranks 192nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of females defined as overweight in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.29 | — |
| 1981 | 4.37 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.45 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.54 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 4.64 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.74 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.85 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.96 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 5.08 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 5.2 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.33 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.47 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.61 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 5.76 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.92 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.1 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.28 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 6.49 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.72 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 6.98 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.25 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 7.53 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.84 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.16 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.5 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.85 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 9.21 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 9.59 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.98 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.39 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 10.81 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 11.27 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 11.75 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.26 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.79 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.33 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 13.88 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.44 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 15.55 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.11 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.66 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 17.22 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 17.78 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.36 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.71 | 4.29 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.07 | 5.33 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.73 | 7.25 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.11 | 10.81 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.23 | 16.11 | 18.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 477,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 456,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 468,776 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of females defined as overweight in Madagascar?
- Share of females defined as overweight in Madagascar was 18.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of females defined as overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of females defined as overweight recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of females defined as overweight?
- Madagascar ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of females defined as overweight rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of females defined as overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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