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
57.51012.51517.5199020062022

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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 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.