Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 2.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Hong Kong, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Hong Kong stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Hong Kong peaked at 11.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.
Hong Kong ranks 97th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.441 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2868 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7318 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.72 °C (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 147.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 55.66 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,808 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Hong Kong?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Hong Kong was 2.3% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Hong Kong ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.