Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, female
Malawi
32.3%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
32.2%
in 2022
Malawi rank
174th
Sierra Leone rank
175th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 32.3% against 32.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 196 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 15.2% | 3.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 22.8% | 4.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 28.3% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 31.6% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 32.3% against 32.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Malawi ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th 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.