Low & middle income vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight, female
Low & middle income
41.5%
in 2022
Palestine
73.3%
in 2022
Low & middle income rank
25th
Palestine rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Low & middle income
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 73.3% against 41.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 31.8%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 25th and Palestine ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 63.3% | 41.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 69.3% | 41.0% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 72.1% | 36.5% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 73.2% | 32.5% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Low & middle income or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 73.3% against 41.5% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Low & middle income and Palestine?
- 31.8%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Low & middle income and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th and Palestine ranks 27th of 43 groups.
- 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.