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Botswana vs Gabon: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Botswana
11.4%
in 2014
Gabon
10.7%
in 2014
Botswana rank
48th
Gabon rank
51st

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

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
05101520197519942014

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 11.4% against 10.7% in Gabon, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

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

Botswana ranks 48th and Gabon ranks 51st 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.