Share of men who are overweight or obese in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 23.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Myanmar peaked at 23.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
That places Myanmar 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6.4% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.7% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- 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 Myanmar?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Myanmar was 23.3% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Myanmar ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.