Share of men who are overweight or obese in Czechia
Czechia: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 68.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Czechia, 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 men who are overweight or obese in Czechia stood at 68.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Czechia peaked at 68.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1980.
Czechia ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 61.1% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 61.1% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 61.4% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 64.5% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.4% | 68.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Czechia?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Czechia was 68.4% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1980.
- How does Czechia rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Czechia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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 metres squared.