Australia vs Malaysia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Australia
57.7%
in 2022
Malaysia
57.9%
in 2022
Australia rank
83rd
Malaysia rank
80th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 57.9% against 57.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 80th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 30.8% | 11.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 41.9% | 9.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 51.3% | 3.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 57.0% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Australia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 57.9% against 57.7% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Australia ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 80th 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.