Japan vs Malawi: Prevalence of overweight
Japan
24.0%
in 2022
Malawi
24.3%
in 2022
Japan rank
182nd
Malawi rank
179th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 24.3% against 24.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 182nd and Malawi ranks 179th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 10.4% | 9.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.9% | 6.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.1% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Japan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 24.3% against 24.0% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Japan and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Japan ranks 182nd and Malawi ranks 179th 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.