Share of men defined as overweight in Moldova
Moldova: Share of men defined as overweight was 69.24 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.24
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
34th
of 199 countries
All-time high
69.24
in 2024
All-time low
42.43
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of men defined as overweight in Moldova, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men defined as overweight in Moldova stood at 69.24. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as overweight in Moldova peaked at 69.24 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.43, in 1980.
Moldova ranks 34th 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.
Share of men defined as overweight in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.43 | — |
| 1981 | 42.54 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 42.65 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 42.77 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 42.89 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 43.02 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 43.14 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 43.27 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 43.4 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 43.53 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 43.68 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 43.83 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.02 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.24 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 44.5 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 44.82 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 45.2 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 45.65 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 46.16 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 46.74 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 47.39 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 48.12 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.9 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 49.73 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 50.6 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 51.51 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 52.43 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.37 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 54.3 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 55.24 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 56.16 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 57.09 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.02 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 58.95 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 59.88 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 60.82 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.77 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.72 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.67 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.61 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 65.56 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 66.5 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 67.43 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 68.34 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 69.24 | +1.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 69.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.65, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 69.24 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.37, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.96 | 42.43 | 43.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.88 | 43.68 | 46.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.16 | 47.39 | 55.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.37 | 56.16 | 64.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.41 | 65.56 | 69.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as overweight in Moldova?
- Share of men defined as overweight in Moldova was 69.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 69.24 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.43 in 1980.
- How does Moldova rank for share of men defined as overweight?
- Moldova ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men defined as overweight rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).