Algeria vs Malaysia: Prevalence of overweight, male
Algeria
50.3%
in 2022
Malaysia
52.0%
in 2022
Algeria rank
115th
Malaysia rank
112th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Algeria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 52.0% against 50.3% in Algeria, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 115th and Malaysia ranks 112th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6% | 25.4% | 4.2% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 36.4% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 46.0% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 51.2% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Algeria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 52.0% against 50.3% in Algeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Algeria and Malaysia?
- 1.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and Malaysia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Algeria ranks 115th and Malaysia ranks 112th 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.