OECD members vs Panama: Prevalence of overweight, female
OECD members
52.6%
in 2022
Panama
75.9%
in 2022
OECD members rank
14th
Panama rank
17th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- OECD members
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 75.9% against 52.6% in OECD members, a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 14th and Panama ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 47.2% | 5.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 58.3% | 11.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 68.7% | 18.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 75.0% | 22.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, OECD members or Panama?
- Panama, at 75.9% against 52.6% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between OECD members and Panama?
- 23.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Panama?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do OECD members and Panama rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- OECD members ranks 14th and Panama ranks 17th 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.