Bhutan vs Mali: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bhutan
12.0%
in 2014
Mali
11.8%
in 2014
Bhutan rank
23rd
Mali rank
26th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bhutan
- Mali
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 12.0% against 11.8% in Mali, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 16.1% | 9.0% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 15.3% | 7.8% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 14.3% | 5.5% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.0% | 2.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Bhutan or Mali?
- Bhutan, at 12.0% against 11.8% in Mali as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bhutan and Mali?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mali?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bhutan and Mali rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 26th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.