Middle income vs New Zealand: Prevalence of overweight, male
Middle income
39.6%
in 2022
New Zealand
71.0%
in 2022
Middle income rank
24th
New Zealand rank
23rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Middle income
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 71.0% against 39.6% in Middle income, a difference of 31.4%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 43 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 57.3% | 39.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 66.0% | 41.6% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 69.7% | 37.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 70.8% | 32.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Middle income or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 71.0% against 39.6% in Middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Middle income and New Zealand?
- 31.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and New Zealand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Middle income and New Zealand rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Middle income ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 23rd 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.