Niger vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, male

Niger
13.9%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
13.2%
in 2022
Niger rank
192nd
Sierra Leone rank
193rd

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Niger
  • Sierra Leone
57.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Niger currently reports 13.9% against 13.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Niger ranks 192nd and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 5.0% 6.0% 1.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 8.6% 9.9% 1.3% Sierra Leone
2010s 11.9% 12.3% 0.4% Sierra Leone
2020s 13.6% 13.1% 0.5% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Niger or Sierra Leone?
Niger, at 13.9% against 13.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Niger and Sierra Leone?
0.7%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Niger ranks 192nd and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd 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.