Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male population ages 15+) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Prevalence of overweight adult is the percentage of adults ages 15 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male population ages 15+) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2005)

Rank

Country

Value

1Micronesia92.10
2Tonga90.30
3Western Samoa78.70
4Greece75.70
5United States75.60
6Palau74.50
7Kiribati73.20
8Argentina73.10
9Australia72.10
10Malta71.40
11Kuwait69.50
12Venezuela69.10
13New Zealand68.70
14Mexico68.40
15United Arab Emirates66.90
16United Kingdom65.70
17Dominica65.10
18Germany65.10
19Canada65.10
20Finland64.90
21Egypt64.50
22Belarus63.70
23Uruguay63.60
24Saudi Arabia63.10
25Bulgaria62.80
26Chile62.60
27Lithuania62.30
28Croatia61.30
29Austria61
30Bahrain60.90
31Andorra60.90
32Barbados59.20
33Cuba59.20
34Monaco59.10
35Iceland59
36Trinidad and Tobago58.90
37San Marino58.80
38Portugal58.50
39Seychelles58.50
40Czech Republic58.10
41Qatar57.90
42Jordan57.50
43Azerbaijan57.40
44Israel57.20
45Albania57.20
46Bahamas57
47Guatemala56.90
48Bosnia and Herzegovina56.60
49Colombia56.50
50Brunei Darussalam56.40
51Bolivia56.30
52Vanuatu56.30
53Slovenia56
54Hungary55.90
55Spain55.80
56Norway54.80
57Peru54.60
58Sweden54.50
59Luxembourg54.40
60Switzerland54.10
61Costa Rica53.90
62Armenia53.90
63Mongolia53
64Nicaragua52.90
65Italy52.70
66Denmark52.50
67Tuvalu52.50
68Slovakia52
69St. Kitts and Nevis52
70Belgium51.90
71Cyprus51.70
72Lebanon51.70
73Ireland51.50
74Antigua and Barbuda51.20
75Poland50.70
76Estonia50.70
77Latvia49.90
78Libya48.80
79Grenada48.70
80Iran48.50
81Syria48.40
82Turkmenistan48.10
83Netherlands48
84Turkey47.90
85Brazil47.40
86Dominican Republic46.60
87Panama46.50
88Russia46.50
89France45.60
90St. Vincent and the Grenadines45.60
91St. Lucia45.50
92Belize44.70
93Fiji43.90
94Kazakhstan43.90
95El Salvador43.50
96Oman43.40
97Tunisia42.80
98Suriname42.40
99Paraguay42.30
100Guyana42.10
101Uzbekistan42
102Ecuador41.70
103Ukraine41.20
104Marshall Islands40.60
105South Korea40.20
106North Korea40.20
107Iraq40.10
108Jamaica40
109South Africa39.30
110Mauritius39
111Georgia38.90
112Cameroon38.70
113Solomon Islands38.20
114Botswana37.80
115Romania37.70
116Honduras37.60
117Equatorial Guinea37.50
118Timor-Leste37.20
119Macedonia37.10
120Swaziland35.80
121Bhutan35.30
122Moldova34.80
123Kyrgyzstan34.50
124Algeria34.10
125China33.10
126Cape Verde32.40
127Maldives32.20
128Laos32.10
129Papua New Guinea31.50
130Morocco31.10
131Tajikistan30.80
132Mauritania30.40
133Ghana30.30
134Liberia29.60
135Burma29.40
136Thailand27.90
137Lesotho27.50
138Japan27
139Gabon25.40
140Yemen24.60
141Singapore23.80
142Malaysia22.70
143Sierra Leone22.40
144Philippines21.90
145Nigeria21.90
146Angola21.30
147Comoros20
148Djibouti18.90
149Pakistan18.80
150Benin17.90
151Sudan17.20
152Togo17.10
153India16.80
154Guinea16.50
155Senegal16.10
156Sao Tome and Principe15.50
157Tanzania15.40
158Haiti15.10
159Malawi15.10
160Mali14.60
161Madagascar14.50
162Niger13.90
163Cambodia13.30
164Afghanistan12.70
165Republic of the Congo12.70
166Namibia12.30
167Burkina Faso12.10
168Chad12
169Ivory Coast11.60
170Guinea-Bissau11.40
171Somalia10.60
172Gambia10.30
173Indonesia9.70
174Mozambique9.30
175Sri Lanka8.90
176Nepal8.80
177Ethiopia7.80
178Burundi7.80
179Zambia7.50
180Uganda7.40
181Rwanda7.30
182Central African Republic7.20
183Kenya6.90
184Bangladesh6.70
185Democratic Republic of the Congo4.80
186Vietnam4.10
187Eritrea3.10
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