Afghanistan vs China: Prevalence of overweight, male

Afghanistan
44.1%
in 2022
China
42.7%
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
129th
China rank
130th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China
10203040199020062022

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 44.1% against 42.7% in China, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 129th and China ranks 130th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
1990s 14.8% 14.6% 0.2% Afghanistan
2000s 23.4% 23.0% 0.4% Afghanistan
2010s 34.6% 33.2% 1.4% Afghanistan
2020s 42.8% 41.4% 1.4% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Afghanistan or China?
Afghanistan, at 44.1% against 42.7% in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Afghanistan and China?
1.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Afghanistan ranks 129th and China ranks 130th 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.