Senegal vs Zambia: Prevalence of overweight, male
Senegal
18.9%
in 2022
Zambia
20.3%
in 2022
Senegal rank
181st
Zambia rank
178th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Senegal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 20.3% against 18.9% in Senegal, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Senegal ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 178th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 1.5% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 19.6% | 1.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Senegal or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 20.3% against 18.9% in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Senegal and Zambia?
- 1.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Senegal ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 178th 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.