Madagascar vs Senegal: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Madagascar
17.8%
in 2024
Senegal
17.2%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
7th
Senegal rank
8th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Madagascar
- Senegal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 17.8% against 17.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Senegal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 22.6% | 1.0% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 21.1% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.5% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.4% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
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), Madagascar or Senegal?
- Madagascar, at 17.8% against 17.2% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Madagascar and Senegal?
- 0.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Madagascar ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 8th 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.