Australia vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, male

Australia
70.3%
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
39.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
25th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20406080199020062022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 70.3% against 39.0% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 31.3%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 58.2% 13.5% 44.7% Australia
2000s 65.2% 20.9% 44.2% Australia
2010s 68.4% 30.3% 38.1% Australia
2020s 70.0% 37.8% 32.3% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Australia or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Australia, at 70.3% against 39.0% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
31.3%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Australia ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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.