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
0204060199020062022

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

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.