Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Iraq or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Iraq, at 68.4% against 26.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Iraq vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of overweight, male

Iraq

68.4%

in 2022

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

26.8%

in 2022

Iraq rank

34th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

33rd

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Iraq
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 68.4% against 26.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 41.6%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.5 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 34th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 196 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.2%	6.8%	42.4%	Iraq
2000s	57.5%	11.7%	45.8%	Iraq
2010s	64.4%	19.4%	45.0%	Iraq
2020s	67.9%	25.8%	42.1%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Iraq or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Iraq, at 68.4% against 26.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Iraq and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 41.6%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iraq and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Iraq ranks 34th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.