Egypt vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, female
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Egypt
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 81.9% against 67.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 7th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 45.8% | 18.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 53.1% | 21.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 61.0% | 18.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 66.5% | 15.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Egypt or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Egypt, at 81.9% against 67.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Egypt and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 14.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th 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.