Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, male
Rwanda
11.5%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
13.2%
in 2022
Rwanda rank
195th
Sierra Leone rank
193rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.2% against 11.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 195th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 6.0% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 9.9% | 4.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 12.3% | 3.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 13.1% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.2% against 11.5% in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 1.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Rwanda ranks 195th 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
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.