Morocco vs Sierra Leone: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Morocco
5.7%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
6.3%
in 2024
Morocco rank
66th
Sierra Leone rank
63rd

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Morocco
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6.3% against 5.7% in Morocco, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 66th and Sierra Leone ranks 63rd of 198 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 8.3% 19.3% 11.0% Sierra Leone
1990s 6.9% 16.4% 9.5% Sierra Leone
2000s 6.0% 12.9% 6.9% Sierra Leone
2010s 5.6% 8.9% 3.4% Sierra Leone
2020s 5.7% 6.8% 1.1% Sierra Leone

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), Morocco or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 6.3% against 5.7% in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Morocco and Sierra Leone?
0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sierra Leone?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Sierra Leone rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Morocco ranks 66th and Sierra Leone ranks 63rd 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.

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Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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