Kenya vs Malawi: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Kenya
9.9%
in 2014
Malawi
10.5%
in 2014
Kenya rank
39th
Malawi rank
36th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 10.5% against 9.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.8% | 0.5% | Malawi |
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, Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 10.5% against 9.9% in Kenya as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Kenya ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 36th 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.