Malawi vs Mali: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Malawi
5.8%
in 2024
Mali
5.9%
in 2024
Malawi rank
194th
Mali rank
193rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.9% against 5.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 194th and Mali ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 5.6% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Malawi or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.9% against 5.8% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malawi and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malawi ranks 194th and Mali ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.