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Malaysia: Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent), Value

23.30% · 2024+35.5% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain FS. Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent), Value (%). Annual figures for Malaysia from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (%)Note
202423.3X
202322.7X
202222X
202121.4X
202020.7X
201920.1X
201819.5X
201718.9X
201618.3X
201517.7X
201417.2X
201316.6X
201216X
201115.5X
201014.9X
200914.3X
200813.8X
200713.2X
200612.6X
200512X
200411.5X
200310.9X
200210.3X
20019.8X
20009.2X

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent), Value. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-fs-21042-6121 (accessed 2026-11-12). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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