Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 21.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
21.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 189 countries
All-time high
21.3
in 2015
All-time low
18.6
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Madagascar, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 21.3 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Madagascar peaked at 21.3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.6, in 1975.
That places Madagascar 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19 | 5 |
| 1980s | 19.47 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.31 | 20 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.83 | 20.6 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.19 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 184 Bangladesh 21.7 compare
- 184 Burundi 21.7 compare
- 186 East Timor 21.3 compare
- 188 Eritrea 20.7 compare
- 189 Ethiopia 20.6 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Madagascar?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Madagascar was 21.3 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6 in 1975.
- How does Madagascar rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Madagascar ranks 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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