Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight, male
Bangladesh
20.3%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
19.6%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
179th
Zimbabwe rank
180th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.3% against 19.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 180th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 11.3% | 6.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 14.0% | 5.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 16.7% | 2.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.1% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Bangladesh or Zimbabwe?
- Bangladesh, at 20.3% against 19.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 0.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 180th 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.