Eritrea vs Malawi: Prevalence of overweight, male
Eritrea
14.0%
in 2022
Malawi
15.3%
in 2022
Eritrea rank
191st
Malawi rank
189th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Eritrea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 15.3% against 14.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 191st and Malawi ranks 189th of 196 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 8.6% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 11.4% | 2.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 13.6% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 15.0% | 1.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Eritrea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 15.3% against 14.0% in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Eritrea and Malawi?
- 1.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Eritrea ranks 191st and Malawi ranks 189th 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.