Australia vs Palau: Prevalence of overweight, male
Australia
70.3%
in 2022
Palau
69.7%
in 2022
Australia rank
25th
Palau rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Australia
- Palau
How they compare
Australia currently reports 70.3% against 69.7% in Palau, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palau ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Palau ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 68.7% | 10.4% | Palau |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 70.1% | 5.0% | Palau |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 70.0% | 1.6% | Palau |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.7% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Australia or Palau?
- Australia, at 70.3% against 69.7% in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Australia and Palau?
- 0.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Palau rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Australia ranks 25th and Palau ranks 28th 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.