Prevalence of Overweight Among Male
This key economic indicator for the Obesity sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Prevalence of Overweight Among Male in Kiribati rose 0.7points compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Tuvalu Prevalence of Overweight Among Male grew 0.7points year on year at 81.6 Percent of Male Adults.
- In 2019 Kiribati was number 5 in Prevalence of Overweight Among Male.
- In 2019 Albania was ranked number 40 in Prevalence of Overweight Among Male at 66.4 Percent of Male Adults, moving from 43 in 2018.
Top Countries in Prevalence of Overweight Among Male
| # | 188 Countries | Percent of Male Adults | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Nauru
|
89.00 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Palau
|
85.60 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Marshall Islands
|
83.20 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Tuvalu
|
81.60 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Kiribati
|
78.00 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Tonga
|
76.10 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Samoa
|
74.80 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Malta
|
74.20 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
United States
|
74.10 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Kuwait
|
73.70 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Federated States of Micronesia
|
73.50 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Qatar
|
72.50 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Australia
|
72.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Israel
|
72.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
New Zealand
|
71.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Andorra
|
71.10 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Hungary
|
71.10 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Canada
|
71.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Czech Republic
|
70.60 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Bulgaria
|
70.40 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Spain
|
70.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Saudi Arabia
|
69.90 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
United Kingdom
|
69.90 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Greece
|
69.50 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Iceland
|
68.70 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Belgium
|
68.60 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Jordan
|
68.60 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Lebanon
|
68.40 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
France
|
68.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Luxembourg
|
68.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Montenegro
|
68.00 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
United Arab Emirates
|
67.90 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Argentina
|
67.80 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Croatia
|
67.70 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Ireland
|
67.50 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Netherlands
|
67.00 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Poland
|
67.00 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Finland
|
66.70 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Uruguay
|
66.50 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Albania
|
66.40 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Italy
|
66.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Chile
|
66.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Cyprus
|
66.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Norway
|
66.30 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Macedonia
|
66.20 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Germany
|
65.90 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Romania
|
65.80 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Turkey
|
65.80 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Bahrain
|
65.50 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Sweden
|
65.50 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Serbia
|
65.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Mexico
|
65.20 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Libya
|
64.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Denmark
|
64.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Slovakia
|
64.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Portugal
|
64.70 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Belarus
|
64.30 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Venezuela
|
64.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 59 |
#59
Lithuania
|
63.90 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Switzerland
|
63.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Slovenia
|
63.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Austria
|
63.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Ukraine
|
62.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Oman
|
62.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Iraq
|
62.50 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Costa Rica
|
62.20 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Latvia
|
62.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Bahamas
|
62.00 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Fiji
|
61.70 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
61.10 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 71 |
#71
Estonia
|
60.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Algeria
|
59.90 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Iran
|
59.70 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Russian Federation
|
59.70 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Brazil
|
59.50 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Dominican Republic
|
59.40 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Syria
|
59.10 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
El Salvador
|
58.90 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Tunisia
|
58.90 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Egypt
|
58.80 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 81 |
#81
Colombia
|
58.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 81 |
#81
Morocco
|
58.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 83 |
#83
Panama
|
57.90 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Mongolia
|
57.60 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Dominica
|
56.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Nicaragua
|
56.40 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Peru
|
56.40 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 88 |
#88
Cuba
|
56.30 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Georgia
|
56.20 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Kazakhstan
|
55.70 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Armenia
|
55.50 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Paraguay
|
55.50 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 93 |
#93
Suriname
|
55.00 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Moldova
|
54.90 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Azerbaijan
|
54.40 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Ecuador
|
54.20 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Bolivia
|
54.00 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Haiti
|
53.90 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Vanuatu
|
53.90 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Honduras
|
53.70 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Turkmenistan
|
53.70 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 102 |
#102
Guatemala
|
53.20 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
Solomon Islands
|
51.40 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
50.80 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Belize
|
49.60 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Jamaica
|
49.30 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 107 |
#107
Kyrgyzstan
|
48.90 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 107 |
#107
Papua New Guinea
|
48.90 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Uzbekistan
|
48.70 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
46.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Barbados
|
46.20 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Yemen
|
46.00 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Tajikistan
|
45.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Grenada
|
45.30 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Malaysia
|
44.50 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Brunei
|
43.20 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Guyana
|
43.10 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
South Africa
|
42.30 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Antigua and Barbuda
|
41.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Saint Lucia
|
40.50 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Trinidad and Tobago
|
38.50 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Singapore
|
37.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 123 |
#123
China
|
36.60 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Gabon
|
35.30 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 124 |
#124
North Korea
|
35.30 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
South Korea
|
35.20 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 127 |
#127
Japan
|
33.90 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Djibouti
|
33.30 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Thailand
|
31.30 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Botswana
|
31.10 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Sao Tome and Principe
|
29.70 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
Seychelles
|
29.60 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 133 |
#133
Cape Verde
|
29.00 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Maldives
|
28.90 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Namibia
|
28.80 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Philippines
|
27.40 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Mauritania
|
27.30 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 138 |
#138
Pakistan
|
27.10 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Bhutan
|
26.80 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Indonesia
|
26.80 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Cameroon
|
26.40 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Gambia
|
25.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Ivory Coast
|
25.70 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Republic of the Congo
|
25.40 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 145 |
#145
Mauritius
|
25.00 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
Laos
|
24.20 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +3.2 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
Liberia
|
24.20 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Guinea-Bissau
|
23.40 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Ghana
|
23.20 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 150 |
#150
Eswatini
|
23.10 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Zimbabwe
|
23.00 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 152 |
#152
Nigeria
|
22.90 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Myanmar
|
22.60 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 154 |
#154
Benin
|
22.20 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 154 |
#154
Lesotho
|
22.20 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Mali
|
21.40 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Somalia
|
21.20 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 158 |
#158
Afghanistan
|
20.80 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Angola
|
20.60 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Tanzania
|
20.60 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Togo
|
20.50 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Senegal
|
20.30 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 163 |
#163
Nepal
|
20.20 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 164 |
#164
Sierra Leone
|
20.00 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 165 |
#165
East Timor
|
19.90 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Sri Lanka
|
19.80 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Zambia
|
19.80 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Cambodia
|
19.70 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 169 |
#169
Guinea
|
19.60 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 170 |
#170
Equatorial Guinea
|
19.50 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Bangladesh
|
19.20 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Central African Republic
|
19.10 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Comoros
|
18.90 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
18.90 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
India
|
18.90 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 176 |
#176
Mozambique
|
18.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Madagascar
|
18.60 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
Burkina Faso
|
17.00 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
Vietnam
|
17.00 % | 2019 | +3.0 % | +3.4 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Kenya
|
16.80 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Chad
|
16.70 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
Rwanda
|
16.40 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 183 |
#183
Eritrea
|
15.40 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 183 |
#183
Malawi
|
15.40 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 185 |
#185
Niger
|
15.20 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 186 |
#186
Burundi
|
14.50 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 187 |
#187
Uganda
|
14.30 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 188 |
#188
Ethiopia
|
14.00 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
Source: World Bank