Malawi vs Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, male

Malawi
15.3%
in 2022
Uganda
15.5%
in 2022
Malawi rank
189th
Uganda rank
188th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
2.557.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 15.5% against 15.3% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 188th of 196 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 8.6% 4.3% 4.2% Malawi
2000s 11.4% 6.5% 4.9% Malawi
2010s 13.6% 10.5% 3.1% Malawi
2020s 15.0% 14.7% 0.3% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 15.5% against 15.3% in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Malawi and Uganda?
0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Malawi ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 188th 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.