Egypt vs Iraq: Prevalence of overweight
Egypt
73.3%
in 2022
Iraq
73.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
15th
Iraq rank
16th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 73.3% against 73.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 53.5% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 61.9% | 4.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 68.9% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 72.7% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 73.3% against 73.2% in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 16th 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.