Share of men defined as overweight in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Share of men defined as overweight was 63.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
63.19
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
64.19
in 2017
All-time low
42.78
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of men defined as overweight in Palestine, State of, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 42.81981: 43.51982: 44.31983: 45.11984: 45.91985: 46.71986: 47.51987: 48.31988: 49.11989: 49.91990: 50.71991: 51.51992: 52.31993: 53.11994: 53.91995: 54.61996: 55.41997: 56.11998: 56.81999: 57.52000: 58.12001: 58.82002: 59.42003: 602004: 60.52005: 612006: 61.52007: 61.92008: 62.32009: 62.72010: 63.12011: 63.42012: 63.62013: 63.82014: 642015: 64.12016: 64.22017: 64.22018: 64.12019: 642020: 63.82021: 63.72022: 63.52023: 63.42024: 63.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 63.19 for share of men defined as overweight in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men defined as overweight in Palestine, State of peaked at 64.19 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.78, in 1980.

Palestine, State of ranks 63rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Share of men defined as overweight in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Share of men defined as overweight in Palestine, State of, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 42.78
1981 43.55 +1.8%
1982 44.32 +1.8%
1983 45.11 +1.8%
1984 45.91 +1.8%
1985 46.71 +1.7%
1986 47.51 +1.7%
1987 48.32 +1.7%
1988 49.13 +1.7%
1989 49.93 +1.6%
1990 50.74 +1.6%
1991 51.54 +1.6%
1992 52.34 +1.5%
1993 53.12 +1.5%
1994 53.89 +1.4%
1995 54.64 +1.4%
1996 55.38 +1.3%
1997 56.09 +1.3%
1998 56.79 +1.2%
1999 57.47 +1.2%
2000 58.14 +1.2%
2001 58.78 +1.1%
2002 59.4 +1.0%
2003 59.98 +1.0%
2004 60.53 +0.9%
2005 61.04 +0.8%
2006 61.51 +0.8%
2007 61.94 +0.7%
2008 62.35 +0.7%
2009 62.72 +0.6%
2010 63.06 +0.5%
2011 63.36 +0.5%
2012 63.61 +0.4%
2013 63.81 +0.3%
2014 63.98 +0.3%
2015 64.1 +0.2%
2016 64.18 +0.1%
2017 64.19 +0.0%
2018 64.11 -0.1%
2019 63.99 -0.2%
2020 63.85 -0.2%
2021 63.69 -0.3%
2022 63.52 -0.3%
2023 63.36 -0.3%
2024 63.19 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 46.33 42.78 49.93 10
1990s 54.2 50.74 57.47 10
2000s 60.64 58.14 62.72 10
2010s 63.84 63.06 64.19 10
2020s 63.52 63.19 63.85 5

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 60 Canada 63.73 compare
  2. 61 Nicaragua 63.63 compare
  3. 62 Brazil 63.42 compare
  4. 64 Türkiye 63 compare
  5. 65 Germany 62.75 compare
  6. 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 62.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men defined as overweight in Palestine, State of?
Share of men defined as overweight in Palestine, State of was 63.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 64.19 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 42.78 in 1980.
How does Palestine, State of rank for share of men defined as overweight?
Palestine, State of ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of men defined as overweight rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of men defined as overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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