Lower middle income vs Türkiye: Prevalence of overweight
Lower middle income
35.5%
in 2022
Türkiye
67.6%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
32nd
Türkiye rank
35th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Lower middle income
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 67.6% against 35.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 32.1%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 32nd and Türkiye ranks 35th of 43 groups.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 56.1% | 42.2% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 62.2% | 41.6% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 65.5% | 36.8% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 67.3% | 32.7% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Lower middle income or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 67.6% against 35.5% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Lower middle income and Türkiye?
- 32.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Türkiye?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Türkiye rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Lower middle income ranks 32nd and Türkiye ranks 35th of 43 groups.
- 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.