Mexico vs Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight
Mexico
73.4%
in 2022
Post-demographic dividend
54.0%
in 2022
Mexico rank
14th
Post-demographic dividend rank
17th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Mexico
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 73.4% against 54.0% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 14th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 44.8% | 9.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 49.8% | 13.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 52.6% | 17.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 53.8% | 19.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Mexico or Post-demographic dividend?
- Mexico, at 73.4% against 54.0% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Mexico and Post-demographic dividend?
- 19.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Post-demographic dividend?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Mexico ranks 14th 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.