Mali vs Tanzania: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Mali
33.3%
in 2022
Tanzania
32.2%
in 2022
Mali rank
161st
Tanzania rank
162nd
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Mali
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mali currently reports 33.3% against 32.2% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mali ranks 161st and Tanzania ranks 162nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 13.0% | 2.3% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.9% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.1% | 1.3% | Mali |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 31.4% | 1.1% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Mali or Tanzania?
- Mali, at 33.3% against 32.2% in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Mali and Tanzania?
- 1.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Mali ranks 161st and Tanzania ranks 162nd 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.