Malawi vs Uganda: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Malawi
10.5%
in 2014
Uganda
10.4%
in 2014
Malawi rank
36th
Uganda rank
37th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 10.5% against 10.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 0.2% | 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, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Uganda as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Malawi ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 37th 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.