OECD members vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, male
OECD members
61.8%
in 2022
United States
74.7%
in 2022
OECD members rank
8th
United States rank
10th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- OECD members
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 74.7% against 61.8% in OECD members, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 43 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 60.6% | 11.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 68.9% | 12.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 73.1% | 13.0% | United States |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 74.5% | 12.9% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, OECD members or United States?
- United States, at 74.7% against 61.8% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between OECD members and United States?
- 12.9%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do OECD members and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- OECD members ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th 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.