New Zealand vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of overweight, male
New Zealand
71.0%
in 2022
Upper middle income
46.0%
in 2022
New Zealand rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- New Zealand
- Upper middle income
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 71.0% against 46.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 25.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 21.3% | 36.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 29.1% | 36.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 38.2% | 31.5% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 44.9% | 25.9% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, New Zealand or Upper middle income?
- New Zealand, at 71.0% against 46.0% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 25.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.