Djibouti vs Mali: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Djibouti
11.6%
in 2014
Mali
11.8%
in 2014
Djibouti rank
29th
Mali rank
26th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Djibouti
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 11.8% against 11.6% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 29th and Mali ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 16.1% | 3.1% | Mali |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 15.3% | 2.7% | Mali |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 14.3% | 2.0% | Mali |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 13.0% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 12.0% | 0.2% | Mali |
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, Djibouti or Mali?
- Mali, at 11.8% against 11.6% in Djibouti as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Djibouti and Mali?
- 0.2%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Mali?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Djibouti and Mali rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Djibouti ranks 29th 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.