Haiti vs Zambia: Prevalence of overweight

Haiti
29.9%
in 2022
Zambia
29.9%
in 2022
Haiti rank
171st
Zambia rank
170th

Prevalence of overweight over time

  • Haiti
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 29.9% against 29.9% in Haiti, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 170th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 18.4% 12.6% 5.8% Haiti
2000s 23.6% 17.3% 6.3% Haiti
2010s 27.5% 23.8% 3.6% Haiti
2020s 29.5% 29.0% 0.5% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Haiti or Zambia?
Zambia, at 29.9% against 29.9% in Haiti as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Haiti and Zambia?
0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Zambia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Haiti and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
Haiti ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 170th 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.