Belize vs Egypt: Prevalence of overweight
Belize
72.8%
in 2022
Egypt
73.3%
in 2022
Belize rank
18th
Egypt rank
15th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Belize
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 73.3% against 72.8% in Belize, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 18th and Egypt ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 56.8% | 6.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 65.9% | 4.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 71.0% | 2.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 73.1% | 0.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Belize or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 73.3% against 72.8% in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Belize and Egypt?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Egypt?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Egypt rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Belize ranks 18th and Egypt ranks 15th 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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About this data
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.