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
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
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.