Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of overweight, male
Australia
70.3%
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific
39.1%
in 2022
Australia rank
25th
East Asia & Pacific rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Australia
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Australia currently reports 70.3% against 39.1% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 15.0% | 43.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 22.1% | 43.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 30.9% | 37.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 38.0% | 32.0% | 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?
- Australia, at 70.3% against 39.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 31.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Australia ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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.