Djibouti vs Zambia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Djibouti
37.9%
in 2022
Zambia
38.5%
in 2022
Djibouti rank
159th
Zambia rank
157th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Djibouti
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 38.5% against 37.9% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 157th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 17.2% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 23.1% | 0.4% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 31.3% | 0.1% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 37.5% | 0.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Djibouti or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 38.5% against 37.9% in Djibouti as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Djibouti and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Djibouti ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 157th 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.