Palau vs World: Prevalence of overweight, male
Palau
69.7%
in 2022
World
38.5%
in 2016
Palau rank
28th
World rank
29th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Palau
- World
How they compare
Palau currently reports 69.7% against 38.5% in World, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 28th and World ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 27.2% | 41.4% | Palau |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 32.0% | 38.1% | Palau |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 36.8% | 33.3% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Palau or World?
- Palau, at 69.7% against 38.5% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Palau and World?
- 31.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Palau and World rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Palau ranks 28th and World ranks 29th 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.