Palau vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, female

Palau
72.7%
in 2022
Syria
73.0%
in 2022
Palau rank
31st
Syria rank
28th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Palau
  • Syria
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Syria currently reports 73.0% against 72.7% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 31st and Syria ranks 28th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 71.7% 60.0% 11.7% Palau
2000s 72.7% 66.5% 6.2% Palau
2010s 72.7% 70.5% 2.1% Palau
2020s 72.7% 72.7% 0.0% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Palau or Syria?
Syria, at 73.0% against 72.7% in Palau as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Palau and Syria?
0.3%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Palau and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Palau ranks 31st and Syria ranks 28th 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.