French Polynesia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, male
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- French Polynesia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 75.0% against 62.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.4%.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, French Polynesia has been ahead every year.
French Polynesia ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 196 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9% | 40.2% | 29.7% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 49.3% | 22.7% | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 57.4% | 16.3% | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 61.9% | 12.9% | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, French Polynesia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- French Polynesia, at 75.0% against 62.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between French Polynesia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 12.4%, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do French Polynesia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- French Polynesia ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.
Individual pages
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.