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
101520253035199020062022

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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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.