Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Qatar: Prevalence of overweight, male
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 76.7% against 62.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 8th of 43 groups.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 58.3% | 18.1% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 67.2% | 17.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 73.6% | 16.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 76.3% | 14.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 76.7% against 62.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar?
- 14.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 8th of 43 groups.
- 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.