Lesotho vs Malaysia: Prevalence of overweight, female

Lesotho
57.9%
in 2022
Malaysia
57.9%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
81st
Malaysia rank
80th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malaysia
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 57.9% against 57.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 80th of 196 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 45.7% 30.8% 14.9% Lesotho
2000s 50.2% 41.9% 8.3% Lesotho
2010s 54.6% 51.3% 3.3% Lesotho
2020s 57.4% 57.0% 0.4% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Lesotho or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 57.9% against 57.9% in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Lesotho and Malaysia?
0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Lesotho ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 80th 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, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females 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.