Share of women who are overweight or obese in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 34.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Myanmar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 34.3% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Myanmar peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1980.
That places Myanmar 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.7% | — |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 11.4% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 14.5% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.2% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 31.7% | 34.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 448,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 425,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 450,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Myanmar?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Myanmar was 34.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Myanmar ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.