Share of men who are overweight or obese in Malta
Malta: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 69.5%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Malta peaked at 71.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 1980.
That places Malta 32nd 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 | 60.8% | 59.4% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 62.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 67.8% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 70.7% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.5% | 70.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Malta?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Malta was 69.5% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 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.