Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Prevalence of overweight

Bangladesh
27.0%
in 2022
Myanmar
27.0%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
177th
Myanmar rank
176th

Prevalence of overweight over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Myanmar
510152025199020062022

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 27.0% against 27.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 177th and Myanmar ranks 176th of 196 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 4.8% 13.1% 8.3% Myanmar
2000s 9.5% 17.9% 8.4% Myanmar
2010s 18.4% 22.8% 4.4% Myanmar
2020s 25.8% 26.4% 0.6% Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 27.0% against 27.0% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
Bangladesh ranks 177th and Myanmar ranks 176th 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.