Marshall Islands vs Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Marshall Islands
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 73.2% against 54.0% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 17th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 44.8% | 25.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 49.8% | 22.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 52.6% | 20.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 53.8% | 19.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Marshall Islands or Post-demographic dividend?
- Marshall Islands, at 73.2% against 54.0% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Marshall Islands and Post-demographic dividend?
- 19.2%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Post-demographic dividend?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Marshall Islands and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Marshall Islands ranks 17th 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.