Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Turkey or United States?

United States, at 70.2% against 69.7% in Turkey as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Turkey and United States?

0.5%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Turkey vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, female

Turkey

69.7%

in 2022

United States

70.2%

in 2022

Turkey rank

46th

United States rank

44th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Turkey
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 70.2% against 69.7% in Turkey, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Turkey ranks 46th and United States ranks 44th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	61.1%	50.3%	10.8%	Turkey
2000s	65.2%	59.5%	5.7%	Turkey
2010s	67.6%	66.0%	1.6%	Turkey
2020s	69.5%	69.7%	0.3%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Turkey or United States?: United States, at 70.2% against 69.7% in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Turkey and United States?: 0.5%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Turkey and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Turkey ranks 46th and United States ranks 44th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.