New Zealand vs Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight
New Zealand
67.4%
in 2022
Pre-demographic dividend
32.6%
in 2022
New Zealand rank
36th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
33rd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- New Zealand
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 67.4% against 32.6% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 34.8%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 196 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 14.7% | 36.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 21.4% | 38.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 27.8% | 37.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 31.9% | 35.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, New Zealand or Pre-demographic dividend?
- New Zealand, at 67.4% against 32.6% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between New Zealand and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 34.8%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- New Zealand ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 33rd 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.