Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, male
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Romania
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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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.