Brunei vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, male

Brunei
69.5%
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
39.0%
in 2022
Brunei rank
29th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Brunei
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
204060199020062022

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 69.5% against 39.0% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 30.5%.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 196 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 31.1% 13.5% 17.6% Brunei
2000s 45.3% 20.9% 24.4% Brunei
2010s 60.0% 30.3% 29.7% Brunei
2020s 68.4% 37.8% 30.6% Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Brunei or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Brunei, at 69.5% against 39.0% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
30.5%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Brunei ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.