Panama vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of overweight
Panama
71.6%
in 2022
Upper middle income
45.5%
in 2022
Panama rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
22nd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Panama
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Panama currently reports 71.6% against 45.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 26.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 24.2% | 19.8% | Panama |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 30.8% | 23.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 38.8% | 25.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 44.6% | 26.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Panama or Upper middle income?
- Panama, at 71.6% against 45.5% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Panama and Upper middle income?
- 26.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Upper middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Panama and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Panama ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 22nd 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.