Malawi vs Mozambique: Prevalence of overweight, female
Malawi
32.3%
in 2022
Mozambique
33.2%
in 2022
Malawi rank
174th
Mozambique rank
172nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 33.2% against 32.3% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Malawi ranks 174th and Mozambique ranks 172nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.9% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 26.0% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 32.2% | 0.8% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 33.2% against 32.3% in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 0.9%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Malawi ranks 174th and Mozambique ranks 172nd 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
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.