Madagascar vs Niger: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Madagascar
18.4%
in 2024
Niger
19.3%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
6th
Niger rank
5th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 19.3% against 18.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niger ahead.
Madagascar ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 23.2% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.4% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.6% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 19.0% | 0.5% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Madagascar or Niger?
- Niger, at 19.3% against 18.4% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Madagascar and Niger?
- 0.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Madagascar ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.