Jordan vs Low & middle income: Prevalence of overweight, female

Jordan
73.4%
in 2022
Low & middle income
41.5%
in 2022
Jordan rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
25th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Jordan
  • Low & middle income
20406080199020062022

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 73.4% against 41.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 31.9%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 67.4% 22.2% 45.2% Jordan
2000s 72.0% 28.4% 43.6% Jordan
2010s 73.3% 35.6% 37.7% Jordan
2020s 73.4% 40.7% 32.7% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Jordan or Low & middle income?
Jordan, at 73.4% against 41.5% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Jordan and Low & middle income?
31.9%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Low & middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Low & middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Jordan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.