Malaysia vs Tunisia: Prevalence of overweight, male

Malaysia
52.0%
in 2022
Tunisia
51.0%
in 2022
Malaysia rank
112th
Tunisia rank
114th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tunisia
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 52.0% against 51.0% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tunisia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 112th and Tunisia ranks 114th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 25.4% 32.8% 7.4% Tunisia
2000s 36.4% 39.8% 3.3% Tunisia
2010s 46.0% 46.5% 0.5% Tunisia
2020s 51.2% 50.4% 0.8% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Malaysia or Tunisia?
Malaysia, at 52.0% against 51.0% in Tunisia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Malaysia and Tunisia?
1.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Malaysia ranks 112th and Tunisia ranks 114th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.