Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, female
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Palau
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Palau currently reports 72.7% against 37.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 35.4%.
That makes Palau's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 19.0% | 52.7% | Palau |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 25.8% | 46.9% | Palau |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 32.3% | 40.4% | Palau |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 36.6% | 36.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Palau, at 72.7% against 37.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35.4%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Palau ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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.