Australia vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of overweight, male
Australia
70.3%
in 2022
Upper middle income
46.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 70.3% against 46.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 21.3% | 36.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 29.1% | 36.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 38.2% | 30.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 44.9% | 25.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Australia or Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 70.3% against 46.0% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 24.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Australia ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.