Share of men who are obese in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of men who are obese was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Slovakia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are obese in Slovakia is 30.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Slovakia peaked at 30.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1980.
That places Slovakia 39th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 11.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 15.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.3% | 30.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Slovakia?
- Share of men who are obese in Slovakia was 30.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1980.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of men who are obese?
- Slovakia ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.