Sub-Saharan Africa vs Palestine: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 37.4 % against 12.1 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25.3 %.
That makes Palestine's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Palestine ranks 26th of 37 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.64 % | 30.23 % | 23.59 % | Palestine |
| 2010s | 9.09 % | 35.34 % | 26.25 % | Palestine |
| 2020s | 11.38 % | 37.1 % | 25.72 % | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older), Sub-Saharan Africa or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 37.4 % against 12.1 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) between Sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine?
- 25.3 %, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th and Palestine ranks 26th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.