Brunei vs Ireland: Prevalence of overweight, male
Brunei
69.5%
in 2022
Ireland
68.9%
in 2022
Brunei rank
29th
Ireland rank
31st
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Brunei
- Ireland
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 69.5% against 68.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Brunei ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 61.8% | 30.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 67.8% | 22.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 69.3% | 9.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 69.0% | 0.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Brunei or Ireland?
- Brunei, at 69.5% against 68.9% in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Brunei and Ireland?
- 0.6%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Ireland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brunei and Ireland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Brunei ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 31st 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.