Malawi vs Uganda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Malawi
26.1%
in 2024
Uganda
26.6%
in 2024
Malawi rank
184th
Uganda rank
183rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 26.6% against 26.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 184th and Uganda ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.2% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.9% | 0.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 26.6% against 26.1% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.5%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Malawi ranks 184th and Uganda ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.