Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Malawi
10.5%
in 2014
Sierra Leone
10.6%
in 2014
Malawi rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
35th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 10.6% against 10.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 14.5% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 13.8% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.2% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 11.0% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
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, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 10.6% against 10.5% in Malawi as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Malawi ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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.