Bangladesh vs Vietnam: Prevalence of overweight, male
Bangladesh
20.3%
in 2022
Vietnam
18.7%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
179th
Vietnam rank
182nd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Vietnam
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.3% against 18.7% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 179th and Vietnam ranks 182nd of 196 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.1% | 3.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.4% | 2.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Bangladesh or Vietnam?
- Bangladesh, at 20.3% against 18.7% in Vietnam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Bangladesh and Vietnam?
- 1.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Vietnam?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 179th and Vietnam ranks 182nd 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.