Share of men who are overweight or obese in Brunei
Brunei: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Brunei, 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 overweight or obese in Brunei is 72.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Brunei peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1980.
That places Brunei 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.0% | — |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 25.5% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 72.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.1%, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 72.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.7%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 19.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 27.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 39.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 54.4% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 67.7% | 72.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Brunei?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Brunei was 72.4% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1980.
- How does Brunei rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Brunei ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.