Lower middle income vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight
Lower middle income
35.5%
in 2022
Palestine
68.8%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
32nd
Palestine rank
29th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Lower middle income
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 68.8% against 35.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 33.3%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 29th of 43 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 59.0% | 45.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 65.1% | 44.5% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 68.0% | 39.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 68.7% | 34.2% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Lower middle income or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 68.8% against 35.5% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Lower middle income and Palestine?
- 33.3%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Lower middle income ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 29th 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.