Luxembourg vs Sweden: Prevalence of overweight, male
Luxembourg
60.2%
in 2022
Sweden
59.6%
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
79th
Sweden rank
82nd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 60.2% against 59.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 46.9% | 6.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 54.2% | 5.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.0% | 2.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.4% | 0.9% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Luxembourg, at 60.2% against 59.6% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Luxembourg ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 82nd 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.