Libya vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight, male
Libya
62.2%
in 2022
Palestine
63.9%
in 2022
Libya rank
66th
Palestine rank
63rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Libya
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 63.9% against 62.2% in Libya, a difference of 1.7%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 66th and Palestine ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 54.3% | 6.4% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 60.6% | 5.8% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 63.6% | 3.9% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 63.9% | 2.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Libya or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 63.9% against 62.2% in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Libya and Palestine?
- 1.7%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Libya ranks 66th and Palestine ranks 63rd 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.