Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Ethiopia
17.3%
in 2014
Madagascar
16.5%
in 2014
Ethiopia rank
7th
Madagascar rank
8th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 17.3% against 16.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.7% | 1.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Ethiopia, at 17.3% against 16.5% in Madagascar as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 0.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 8th 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.