Afghanistan vs Canada: Prevalence of overweight, female
Afghanistan
52.7%
in 2022
Canada
53.6%
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
107th
Canada rank
104th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 53.6% against 52.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 107th and Canada ranks 104th of 196 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 43.9% | 32.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 50.1% | 27.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 52.6% | 14.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 53.5% | 2.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Afghanistan or Canada?
- Canada, at 53.6% against 52.7% in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Afghanistan and Canada?
- 0.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Canada?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Canada rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th and Canada ranks 104th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 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.