Australia vs Lebanon: Prevalence of overweight, male
Australia
70.3%
in 2022
Lebanon
71.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
25th
Lebanon rank
22nd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Australia
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 71.0% against 70.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Lebanon ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 55.8% | 2.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 63.5% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 68.7% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 70.8% | 0.8% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Australia or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 71.0% against 70.3% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Australia and Lebanon?
- 0.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lebanon?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Lebanon rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Australia ranks 25th and Lebanon ranks 22nd 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.