Brunei vs East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of overweight, male
Brunei
69.5%
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific
39.1%
in 2022
Brunei rank
29th
East Asia & Pacific rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Brunei
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 69.5% against 39.1% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 30.4%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 15.0% | 16.1% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 22.1% | 23.2% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 30.9% | 29.1% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 38.0% | 30.4% | 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?
- Brunei, at 69.5% against 39.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Brunei and East Asia & Pacific?
- 30.4%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and East Asia & Pacific?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brunei and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Brunei ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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.