Iraq vs Lower middle income: Prevalence of overweight, male
Iraq
68.4%
in 2022
Lower middle income
31.6%
in 2022
Iraq rank
34th
Lower middle income rank
32nd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Iraq
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.4% against 31.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 36.8%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.2% | 11.8% | 37.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 17.5% | 40.0% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 25.0% | 39.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 30.7% | 37.2% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Iraq or Lower middle income?
- Iraq, at 68.4% against 31.6% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 36.8%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Iraq ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd 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.