Prevalence of Obesity Among Males Aged 18 or over
This key economic indicator for the Obesity sector has been recently updated.
- Tuvalu jumped by 1.5points of Prevalence of Obesity Among Males Aged 18 or over in 2019, compared to the previous year.
- Since 2014 Tuvalu Prevalence of Obesity Among Males Aged 18 or over was up 1.6points year on year close to 49.1 Percent of Men Aged 18+.
- In 2019 Kiribati was ranked number 5 in Prevalence of Obesity Among Males Aged 18 or over.
Top Countries in Prevalence of Obesity Among Males Aged 18 or over
| # | 188 Countries | Percent of Men Aged 18+ | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Nauru
|
59.90 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Palau
|
53.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Marshall Islands
|
50.10 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Tuvalu
|
49.10 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Kiribati
|
43.40 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Tonga
|
43.20 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Federated States of Micronesia
|
41.90 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Samoa
|
41.60 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
United States
|
37.20 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Kuwait
|
34.70 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Qatar
|
34.00 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Saudi Arabia
|
32.40 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
New Zealand
|
31.50 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Australia
|
31.00 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Canada
|
30.90 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Malta
|
30.30 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Jordan
|
29.70 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Hungary
|
29.50 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
United Arab Emirates
|
28.90 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Lebanon
|
28.70 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Argentina
|
28.50 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
United Kingdom
|
28.30 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Czech Republic
|
27.40 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Israel
|
26.90 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Andorra
|
26.70 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Bahrain
|
26.70 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Bulgaria
|
26.70 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Fiji
|
26.50 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Ireland
|
26.50 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Libya
|
26.30 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Uruguay
|
26.10 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Chile
|
26.00 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Turkey
|
25.90 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Bahamas
|
25.70 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Luxembourg
|
25.70 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Spain
|
25.70 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Mexico
|
25.50 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Greece
|
25.40 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Iceland
|
25.40 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Croatia
|
25.30 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Germany
|
25.30 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Lithuania
|
25.20 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Finland
|
24.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Norway
|
24.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Poland
|
24.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Iraq
|
24.70 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Montenegro
|
24.60 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Romania
|
24.60 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Oman
|
24.40 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
Sweden
|
24.30 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Belgium
|
24.10 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Egypt
|
24.00 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Macedonia
|
23.60 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Denmark
|
23.40 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Venezuela
|
23.40 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Switzerland
|
23.30 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Belarus
|
23.20 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Albania
|
23.10 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
France
|
23.10 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Ukraine
|
23.10 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Austria
|
23.00 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Cyprus
|
22.90 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Costa Rica
|
22.60 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Dominican Republic
|
22.60 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Latvia
|
22.60 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Syria
|
22.30 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Serbia
|
22.20 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Netherlands
|
22.10 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Slovakia
|
22.00 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Portugal
|
21.50 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Vanuatu
|
21.50 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Algeria
|
21.30 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Estonia
|
21.20 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Dominica
|
21.10 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Italy
|
21.00 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Morocco
|
20.70 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Iran
|
20.60 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Georgia
|
20.40 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Slovenia
|
20.30 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Tunisia
|
20.30 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 81 |
#81
El Salvador
|
20.10 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Cuba
|
20.00 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Kazakhstan
|
20.00 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Suriname
|
20.00 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Brazil
|
19.60 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Haiti
|
19.50 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Solomon Islands
|
19.20 % | 2019 | +2.7 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 88 |
#88
Nicaragua
|
19.00 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 88 |
#88
Russian Federation
|
19.00 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Panama
|
18.90 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Mongolia
|
18.80 % | 2019 | +2.7 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Colombia
|
18.60 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 93 |
#93
Paraguay
|
18.20 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Armenia
|
18.00 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
18.00 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
17.80 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Papua New Guinea
|
17.60 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Belize
|
17.50 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Moldova
|
17.10 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Turkmenistan
|
16.90 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Azerbaijan
|
16.80 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 102 |
#102
Honduras
|
16.70 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
South Africa
|
16.50 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Jamaica
|
16.40 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
16.30 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Guatemala
|
16.10 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Peru
|
16.10 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Ecuador
|
15.80 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Barbados
|
15.70 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Bolivia
|
15.40 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Kyrgyzstan
|
14.90 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Uzbekistan
|
14.70 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Grenada
|
14.20 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Malaysia
|
14.20 % | 2019 | +2.9 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Guyana
|
13.60 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +3.2 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Brunei
|
13.50 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Yemen
|
13.00 % | 2019 | +3.2 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Saint Lucia
|
12.80 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Tajikistan
|
12.40 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.2 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Antigua and Barbuda
|
12.30 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Trinidad and Tobago
|
11.60 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +3.2 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Gabon
|
10.30 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Djibouti
|
9.10 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Botswana
|
8.70 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Namibia
|
8.20 % | 2019 | +3.8 % | +4.1 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Seychelles
|
8.10 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 127 |
#127
Sao Tome and Principe
|
7.80 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Thailand
|
7.70 % | 2019 | +2.7 % | +5.1 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Cape Verde
|
7.50 % | 2019 | +2.7 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Mauritania
|
7.20 % | 2019 | +2.9 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Cameroon
|
6.60 % | 2019 | +3.1 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
China
|
6.50 % | 2019 | +3.2 % | +5.0 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
North Korea
|
6.50 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
Pakistan
|
6.50 % | 2019 | +3.2 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Maldives
|
6.40 % | 2019 | +3.2 % | +5.1 % | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Ivory Coast
|
6.30 % | 2019 | +3.3 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Gambia
|
6.10 % | 2019 | +3.4 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Singapore
|
6.10 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Liberia
|
5.90 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +3.4 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Mauritius
|
5.90 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Republic of the Congo
|
5.90 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +3.4 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Eswatini
|
5.80 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +3.4 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Philippines
|
5.60 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Guinea-Bissau
|
5.50 % | 2019 | +3.8 % | +4.1 % | View data |
| 145 |
#145
Indonesia
|
5.30 % | 2019 | +3.9 % | +5.3 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
Bhutan
|
5.20 % | 2019 | +4.0 % | +4.4 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
Japan
|
5.20 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Benin
|
5.10 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Lesotho
|
5.00 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Mali
|
5.00 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Nigeria
|
5.00 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Zimbabwe
|
5.00 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Ghana
|
4.90 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 154 |
#154
South Korea
|
4.70 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 155 |
#155
Angola
|
4.40 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +4.1 % | View data |
| 155 |
#155
Myanmar
|
4.40 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +4.7 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Senegal
|
4.30 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Tanzania
|
4.30 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +4.2 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Somalia
|
4.20 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Togo
|
4.20 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Equatorial Guinea
|
4.10 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Laos
|
4.10 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +5.1 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Sierra Leone
|
4.10 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 164 |
#164
Central African Republic
|
4.00 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 164 |
#164
Guinea
|
4.00 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
3.90 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Zambia
|
3.90 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Mozambique
|
3.60 % | 2019 | +2.9 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 169 |
#169
Afghanistan
|
3.50 % | 2019 | +2.9 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 169 |
#169
Comoros
|
3.50 % | 2019 | +2.9 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Chad
|
3.30 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +3.3 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Madagascar
|
3.30 % | 2019 | +3.1 % | +4.9 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Sri Lanka
|
3.20 % | 2019 | +3.2 % | +5.1 % | View data |
| 174 |
#174
Kenya
|
3.10 % | 2019 | +3.3 % | +4.4 % | View data |
| 175 |
#175
Cambodia
|
3.00 % | 2019 | +3.5 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 175 |
#175
India
|
3.00 % | 2019 | +3.5 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 175 |
#175
Nepal
|
3.00 % | 2019 | +3.5 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
East Timor
|
2.90 % | 2019 | +3.6 % | +4.8 % | View data |
| 179 |
#179
Burkina Faso
|
2.80 % | 2019 | +3.7 % | +4.9 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Niger
|
2.70 % | 2019 | +3.9 % | +4.2 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Bangladesh
|
2.50 % | 2019 | +4.2 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
Malawi
|
2.40 % | 2019 | +4.3 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 183 |
#183
Burundi
|
2.30 % | 2019 | +4.5 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Eritrea
|
2.20 % | 2019 | +4.8 % | +4.1 % | View data |
| 185 |
#185
Ethiopia
|
2.10 % | 2019 | +5.0 % | +4.3 % | View data |
| 185 |
#185
Rwanda
|
2.10 % | 2019 | +5.0 % | +4.3 % | View data |
| 187 |
#187
Uganda
|
1.90 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +3.5 % | View data |
| 188 |
#188
Vietnam
|
1.80 % | 2019 | +5.9 % | +6.7 % | View data |
Source: World Bank