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Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Bangladesh
23.1%
in 2014
Ethiopia
20.2%
in 2014
Bangladesh rank
2nd
Ethiopia rank
5th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 23.1% against 20.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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.