Belarus vs Latvia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Belarus
49.9%
in 2022
Latvia
50.3%
in 2022
Belarus rank
114th
Latvia rank
111th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 50.3% against 49.9% in Belarus, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 114th and Latvia ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 44.2% | 6.8% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 46.7% | 4.8% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.0% | 2.1% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Belarus or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 50.3% against 49.9% in Belarus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Belarus and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Belarus ranks 114th and Latvia ranks 111th 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.