Malaysia vs Yemen: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Malaysia
8.6%
in 2014
Yemen
8.3%
in 2014
Malaysia rank
52nd
Yemen rank
54th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Malaysia
- Yemen
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.6% against 8.3% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 54th of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 16.3% | 4.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 14.4% | 3.3% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.1% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
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 Yemen?
- Malaysia, at 8.6% against 8.3% in Yemen as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Malaysia and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Malaysia and Yemen rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 54th 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.
Individual pages
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.