Australia vs IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of overweight, male
Australia
70.3%
in 2022
IDA & IBRD total
39.4%
in 2022
Australia rank
25th
IDA & IBRD total rank
25th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Australia
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Australia currently reports 70.3% against 39.4% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 30.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 18.8% | 39.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 25.2% | 40.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 32.9% | 35.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 38.5% | 31.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Australia or IDA & IBRD total?
- Australia, at 70.3% against 39.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Australia and IDA & IBRD total?
- 30.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA & IBRD total?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Australia ranks 25th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th 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.