Share of overweight men vs women in Malta

Malta: Share of overweight men vs women was 69.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.45
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 196 countries
All-time high
71.9
in 2010
All-time low
59.42
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of overweight men vs women in Malta, 1980–2024

0204060801980200220241980: 59.41981: 59.71982: 601983: 60.31984: 60.61985: 60.91986: 61.21987: 61.61988: 61.91989: 62.31990: 62.71991: 63.11992: 63.51993: 63.91994: 64.41995: 64.91996: 65.41997: 661998: 66.51999: 67.12000: 67.82001: 68.42002: 692003: 69.52004: 70.12005: 70.62006: 712007: 71.42008: 71.72009: 71.82010: 71.92011: 71.92012: 71.82013: 71.72014: 71.62015: 71.42016: 71.32017: 71.12018: 70.92019: 70.72020: 70.42021: 70.22022: 69.92023: 69.72024: 69.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of overweight men vs women in Malta stood at 69.45.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs women in Malta peaked at 71.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.42, in 1980.

Malta ranks 29th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Share of overweight men vs women in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Share of overweight men vs women in Malta, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 59.42
1981 59.71 +0.5%
1982 60 +0.5%
1983 60.3 +0.5%
1984 60.61 +0.5%
1985 60.92 +0.5%
1986 61.25 +0.5%
1987 61.58 +0.5%
1988 61.93 +0.6%
1989 62.29 +0.6%
1990 62.67 +0.6%
1991 63.06 +0.6%
1992 63.46 +0.6%
1993 63.91 +0.7%
1994 64.38 +0.7%
1995 64.88 +0.8%
1996 65.41 +0.8%
1997 65.97 +0.9%
1998 66.55 +0.9%
1999 67.14 +0.9%
2000 67.75 +0.9%
2001 68.36 +0.9%
2002 68.96 +0.9%
2003 69.54 +0.8%
2004 70.08 +0.8%
2005 70.58 +0.7%
2006 71.02 +0.6%
2007 71.38 +0.5%
2008 71.65 +0.4%
2009 71.83 +0.2%
2010 71.9 +0.1%
2011 71.9 -0.0%
2012 71.82 -0.1%
2013 71.72 -0.1%
2014 71.59 -0.2%
2015 71.44 -0.2%
2016 71.28 -0.2%
2017 71.1 -0.3%
2018 70.89 -0.3%
2019 70.66 -0.3%
2020 70.42 -0.3%
2021 70.19 -0.3%
2022 69.95 -0.3%
2023 69.7 -0.3%
2024 69.45 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 60.8 59.42 62.29 10
1990s 64.74 62.67 67.14 10
2000s 70.12 67.75 71.83 10
2010s 71.43 70.66 71.9 10
2020s 69.94 69.45 70.42 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 26 Paraguay 69.83 compare
  2. 27 Lebanon 69.8 compare
  3. 28 Georgia 69.65 compare
  4. 30 Poland 69.24 compare
  5. 31 Republic of Moldova 69.24 compare
  6. 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of overweight men vs women in Malta?
Share of overweight men vs women in Malta was 69.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of overweight men vs women recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 71.9 in 2010.
What is the lowest share of overweight men vs women recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 59.42 in 1980.
How does Malta rank for share of overweight men vs women?
Malta ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of overweight men vs women rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of overweight men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of overweight men vs women
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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