Eritrea vs Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, male

Eritrea
14.0%
in 2022
Uganda
15.5%
in 2022
Eritrea rank
191st
Uganda rank
188th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Eritrea
  • Uganda
2.557.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 15.5% against 14.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 188th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 6.5% 4.3% 2.2% Eritrea
2000s 8.8% 6.5% 2.3% Eritrea
2010s 11.3% 10.5% 0.8% Eritrea
2020s 13.5% 14.7% 1.1% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Eritrea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 15.5% against 14.0% in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Eritrea and Uganda?
1.5%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Uganda?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Eritrea ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 188th 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.