Malaysia vs Namibia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Malaysia
8.6%
in 2014
Namibia
8.7%
in 2014
Malaysia rank
52nd
Namibia rank
51st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Malaysia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 15.3% | 5.5% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 14.0% | 3.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
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, Malaysia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Malaysia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Malaysia and Namibia?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Namibia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Malaysia and Namibia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 51st 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.