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Afghanistan vs India: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Afghanistan
21.0%
in 2014
India
24.5%
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
3rd
India rank
1st

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

  • Afghanistan
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 24.5% against 21.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.