Ireland vs Low & middle income: Prevalence of overweight, male
Ireland
68.9%
in 2022
Low & middle income
38.2%
in 2022
Ireland rank
31st
Low & middle income rank
30th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Ireland
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 68.9% against 38.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 30.7%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.8% | 17.2% | 44.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 23.8% | 44.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 31.6% | 37.7% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 37.3% | 31.7% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Ireland or Low & middle income?
- Ireland, at 68.9% against 38.2% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Ireland and Low & middle income?
- 30.7%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Low & middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Low & middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Ireland ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 30th 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.