Share of men who are obese in Malta
Malta: Share of men who are obese was 33.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese 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 33.1% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Malta peaked at 33.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1980.
That places Malta 28th out of 199 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 19.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 33.0% | 33.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Malta?
- Share of men who are obese in Malta was 33.1% 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 men who are obese recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for share of men who are obese?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.