Brazil vs Ireland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Brazil
65.0%
in 2024
Ireland
64.7%
in 2024
Brazil rank
49th
Ireland rank
52nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 65.0% against 64.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ireland ahead.
Brazil ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 45.8% | 13.9% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 53.8% | 15.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 60.4% | 14.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 63.4% | 8.2% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 64.4% | 1.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Brazil or Ireland?
- Brazil, at 65.0% against 64.7% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Brazil and Ireland?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Brazil ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.