Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Maldives
Maldives: Mean body mass index bmi in adult males was 24.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Maldives, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Maldives stood at 24.6. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Maldives peaked at 24.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.8, in 1975.
Maldives ranks 122nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 19.8 | — |
| 1976 | 19.9 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 20 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 20.2 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 20.3 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 20.4 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 20.5 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 20.7 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20.8 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.9 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 21.2 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 21.3 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 21.4 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 21.5 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.7 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 21.9 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.7 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.1 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 23.4 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.7 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 23.9 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.2 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.5 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.04 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.85 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.78 | 21.4 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.88 | 22.3 | 23.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.17 | 23.7 | 24.6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Maldives?
- Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Maldives was 24.6 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8 in 1975.
- How does Maldives rank for mean body mass index bmi in adult males?
- Maldives ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index bmi in adult males rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean body mass index bmi in adult males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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