Ireland vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, male

Ireland
68.9%
in 2022
Syria
69.0%
in 2022
Ireland rank
31st
Syria rank
30th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Syria
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Syria currently reports 69.0% against 68.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Ireland ranks 31st and Syria 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 Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 61.8% 55.1% 6.7% Ireland
2000s 67.8% 62.1% 5.7% Ireland
2010s 69.3% 66.8% 2.5% Ireland
2020s 69.0% 68.7% 0.2% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Ireland or Syria?
Syria, at 69.0% against 68.9% in Ireland as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Ireland and Syria?
0.1%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ireland and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Ireland ranks 31st and Syria 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

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.