Belgium vs Israel: Prevalence of overweight, female
Belgium
46.8%
in 2022
Israel
48.0%
in 2022
Belgium rank
127th
Israel rank
124th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Belgium
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 48.0% against 46.8% in Belgium, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 127th and Israel ranks 124th of 196 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 48.1% | 6.5% | Israel |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 50.1% | 7.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 49.3% | 4.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 48.2% | 1.6% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Belgium or Israel?
- Israel, at 48.0% against 46.8% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Belgium and Israel?
- 1.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Israel?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Israel rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Belgium ranks 127th and Israel ranks 124th 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.