Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
57.0%
in 2022
Romania
73.8%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
14th
Romania rank
13th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Romania
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 73.8% against 57.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th and Romania ranks 13th of 43 groups.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 33.4% 41.8% 8.4% Romania
2000s 41.5% 50.9% 9.4% Romania
2010s 50.5% 64.2% 13.7% Romania
2020s 56.1% 72.6% 16.4% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Romania?
Romania, at 73.8% against 57.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Romania?
16.8%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Romania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th and Romania ranks 13th 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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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.