Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Malta
Malta: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 73.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 73.4% for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Malta peaked at 74.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1980.
That places Malta 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.1% | — |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.5% | 58.1% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 63.6% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 69.5% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 73.4% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 73.2% | 73.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Malta?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Malta was 73.4% 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 adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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 adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Being overweight is defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and being obese is defined as a BMI greater than 30.