United Arab Emirates vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of overweight
Prevalence of overweight over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Upper middle income
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 71.3% against 45.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 25.8%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 24.2% | 36.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 30.8% | 36.6% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 38.8% | 32.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 44.6% | 26.7% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, United Arab Emirates or Upper middle income?
- United Arab Emirates, at 71.3% against 45.5% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
- 25.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd 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.