Obesity Statistics In Malaysia 2019

According to the world population review 2019 malaysia has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in south east asia at 15 6 per cent followed by brunei 14 1 per cent thailand 10 0 per cent and indonesia 6 9 per cent.

Obesity statistics in malaysia 2019. Malaysia is ranked sixth in the asia pacific region for obesity and tops the list in south east asia for both obesity and diabetes. The figures are grim in malaysia too. By comparison malaysia s overweight and obese rates stood at 29 4 percent and 15 1 percent respectively in 2011. Farhan not his real name was taken to a private hospital by his parents to seek treatment for an infection on his right leg.

The national health and morbidity survey nhms 2019 findings meanwhile showed that 50 1 percent of adults in malaysia were either overweight or obese 30 4 percent were overweight and 19 7 percent obese. Nhms 2019 defined overweight as having a body mass index bmi of more than 25kg. In comparison malaysia s overweight and obese rates stood at 29 4 percent and 15 1 percent respectively in 2011. Nhms 2019 defined overweight as having a body mass index bmi of more than 25kg.

In comparison malaysia s overweight and obese rates stood at 29 4 percent and 15 1 percent respectively in 2011. Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity and overweight among asian countries with 64 of male and 65 of female population being either obese or overweight. 514 med j malaysia vol 74 no 6 december 2019 in malaysia ncds were estimated to account for 74 of all deaths in 2016 2 the prevalence of obesity increased from 4 4 in 1996 to 12 3 in 2004 10 11 the national health and morbidity surveys nhmss carried out in 2006 2011 and 2015 showed further increase in the prevalence of overweight.