Adults with obesity in Malta

Name: Adults with obesity in Malta
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28.1% of people aged 15 and over in Malta had obesity in 2019.

Adults with obesity % of people aged 15 and over Data: 2014 to 2019 Source: Eurostat

Malta, 2019 28.1% % of people aged 15 and over

Change from 2014 +2.9percentage points 2014: 25.2%

European Union, 2019 16.0% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 17.0% Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2019 1st of 30 See the full ranking

Adults with obesity in Malta over time

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% of people aged 15 and over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adults with obesity (% of people aged 15 and over), 2014 to 2019
Period	Malta	European Union
2019	28.1%	16.0%
2014	25.2%	14.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

The previous available figure was 25.2% in 2014, a change of +2.9 percentage points.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2019, Malta has the highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 16.0%.

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Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_ehis_bm1e · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A bmi=BMI_GE30 isced11=TOTAL age=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period: 2014 to 2019 for Malta
Provider update: 3 January 2024
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Malta compares in 2019 Neighbouring positions among 30 countries with a value for 2019.

1 Malta 28.1%
2 Hungary 23.9%
3 Croatia 22.6%
4 Latvia 22.3%
5 Iceland 21.7%
6 Estonia 21.1%
7 Türkiye 21.1%

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Malta by sex

Total 28.1%2019
Women 25.9%2019
Men 30.2%2019

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

What this measures

People aged 15 and over with a body mass index of 30 or more, based on self-reported height and weight in the European Health Interview Survey, which runs about every five years.

Population covered: People aged 15 and over in private households

Survey every five to six years; based on self-reported height and weight.

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