Chile vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, female
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Chile
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Chile currently reports 79.0% against 64.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 41.2% | 10.5% | Chile |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 50.3% | 11.7% | Chile |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 58.2% | 13.6% | Chile |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 63.7% | 14.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Chile or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Chile, at 79.0% against 64.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Chile and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 14.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Chile ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.