Comoros vs Zimbabwe: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Comoros
6.5%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
7.0%
in 2024
Comoros rank
57th
Zimbabwe rank
54th

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Comoros
  • Zimbabwe
051015198020022024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7.0% against 6.5% in Comoros, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 12.7% 12.0% 0.7% Comoros
1990s 10.7% 11.0% 0.3% Zimbabwe
2000s 8.8% 9.7% 0.8% Zimbabwe
2010s 7.1% 7.7% 0.6% Zimbabwe
2020s 6.6% 7.1% 0.5% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Comoros or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7.0% against 6.5% in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Comoros and Zimbabwe?
0.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zimbabwe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Zimbabwe rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Comoros ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th 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 (crude 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 (crude 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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