Lithuania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, male
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Lithuania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 67.7% against 22.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 45.5%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 11.0% | 43.4% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 15.9% | 41.4% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 19.7% | 43.5% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 21.8% | 45.3% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Lithuania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Lithuania, at 67.7% against 22.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Lithuania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 45.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Lithuania ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.