Canada vs Turkey: Prevalence of overweight, male
Canada
64.7%
in 2022
Turkey
65.2%
in 2022
Canada rank
60th
Turkey rank
57th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 65.2% against 64.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 50.9% | 7.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 59.0% | 4.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 63.2% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 64.9% | 0.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Canada or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 65.2% against 64.7% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Canada and Turkey?
- 0.5%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Canada ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 57th 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.