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
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
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.