Share of men who are overweight or obese in Moldova
Moldova: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 69.2%. 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 who are overweight or obese in Moldova peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.0% | 42.4% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 43.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 47.4% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 56.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 65.6% | 69.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Moldova?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Moldova was 69.2% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1980.
- How does Moldova rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Moldova ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese 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 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.