Iraq vs OECD members: Prevalence of overweight
Iraq
73.2%
in 2022
OECD members
57.2%
in 2022
Iraq rank
16th
OECD members rank
14th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Iraq
- OECD members
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 73.2% against 57.2% in OECD members, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 46.0% | 7.5% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 51.7% | 10.1% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 55.3% | 13.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 57.0% | 15.7% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Iraq or OECD members?
- Iraq, at 73.2% against 57.2% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Iraq and OECD members?
- 16.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and OECD members?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and OECD members rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Iraq ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 14th 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.