Botswana vs Laos: Prevalence of overweight, male
Botswana
27.4%
in 2022
Laos
27.5%
in 2022
Botswana rank
157th
Laos rank
155th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 27.5% against 27.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 157th and Laos ranks 155th of 196 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 10.2% | 3.6% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 15.0% | 4.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.5% | 2.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.7% | 0.2% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Botswana or Laos?
- Laos, at 27.5% against 27.4% in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Botswana ranks 157th and Laos ranks 155th 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.