Share of adults who are obese in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of adults who are obese was 4.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of adults who are obese in Madagascar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Madagascar stood at 4.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Madagascar peaked at 4.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1980.
That places Madagascar 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Madagascar
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7356 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1142 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0487 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3162 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 280.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Madagascar?
- Share of adults who are obese in Madagascar was 4.1% 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 adults who are obese recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Madagascar ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.