Share of men who are overweight or obese in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Madagascar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 17.8% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Madagascar peaked at 17.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1980.
Madagascar ranks 190th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 187 Central African Republic 19.3% compare
- 188 South Sudan 18.8% compare
- 189 Burkina Faso 18.2% compare
- 191 Uganda 17.1% compare
- 192 Malawi 15.9% compare
- 193 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.3% compare
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)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3162 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 280.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Madagascar?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Madagascar was 17.8% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Madagascar ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.