Somalia vs Zambia: Prevalence of overweight, male
Somalia
20.6%
in 2022
Zambia
20.3%
in 2022
Somalia rank
176th
Zambia rank
178th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 20.6% against 20.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 178th of 196 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 6.9% | 2.1% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.3% | 2.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.2% | 1.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.6% | 0.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 20.6% against 20.3% in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Somalia and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Somalia ranks 176th 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.