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
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
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.