Brunei vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Brunei
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 69.6% against 36.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 32.7%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 15.6% | 16.9% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 21.8% | 24.3% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 29.7% | 30.5% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 35.9% | 32.6% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Brunei or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Brunei, at 69.6% against 36.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 32.7%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Brunei ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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.