Libya vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight, female
Libya
72.8%
in 2022
Palestine
73.3%
in 2022
Libya rank
30th
Palestine rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Libya
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 73.3% against 72.8% in Libya, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 63.3% | 4.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 69.3% | 3.3% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 72.1% | 1.8% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 73.2% | 0.7% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Libya or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 73.3% against 72.8% in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Libya and Palestine?
- 0.5%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Libya ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 27th 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.