Brunei vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, male

Brunei
69.5%
in 2022
Syria
69.0%
in 2022
Brunei rank
29th
Syria rank
30th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Brunei
  • Syria
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 69.5% against 69.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.

Brunei ranks 29th and Syria ranks 30th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 31.1% 55.1% 24.0% Syria
2000s 45.3% 62.1% 16.8% Syria
2010s 60.0% 66.8% 6.8% Syria
2020s 68.4% 68.7% 0.4% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Brunei or Syria?
Brunei, at 69.5% against 69.0% in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Brunei and Syria?
0.5%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Brunei ranks 29th and Syria ranks 30th 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.