Madagascar vs Malawi: Prevalence of overweight, male
Madagascar
16.5%
in 2022
Malawi
15.3%
in 2022
Madagascar rank
186th
Malawi rank
189th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 16.5% against 15.3% in Malawi, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Madagascar ranks 186th and Malawi ranks 189th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 8.6% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 11.4% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 13.6% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Madagascar, at 16.5% against 15.3% in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 1.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Madagascar ranks 186th 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.