Iraq vs Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight
Iraq
73.2%
in 2022
Post-demographic dividend
54.0%
in 2022
Iraq rank
16th
Post-demographic dividend rank
17th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Iraq
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 73.2% against 54.0% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 44.8% | 8.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 49.8% | 12.1% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 52.6% | 16.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 53.8% | 18.9% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Iraq or Post-demographic dividend?
- Iraq, at 73.2% against 54.0% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Iraq and Post-demographic dividend?
- 19.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Post-demographic dividend?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Iraq ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th 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.