Haiti vs Malaysia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Haiti
8.2%
in 2014
Malaysia
8.6%
in 2014
Haiti rank
55th
Malaysia rank
52nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Haiti
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.6% against 8.2% in Haiti, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 20.8% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 17.8% | 3.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 13.8% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.7% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 9.0% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
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, Haiti or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.6% against 8.2% in Haiti as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Haiti and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malaysia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Haiti and Malaysia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Haiti ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 52nd 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.