Madagascar vs Myanmar: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Madagascar
- Myanmar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 16.5% against 14.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Myanmar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 8th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 25.1% | 4.2% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 23.6% | 3.8% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 21.4% | 2.7% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 18.6% | 0.9% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 1.1% | Madagascar |
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, Madagascar or Myanmar?
- Madagascar, at 16.5% against 14.8% in Myanmar as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Madagascar and Myanmar?
- 1.7%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Myanmar?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Madagascar and Myanmar rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Madagascar ranks 8th and Myanmar ranks 11th 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.