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Brunei vs Malaysia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Brunei
6.9%
in 2014
Malaysia
7.5%
in 2014
Brunei rank
63rd
Malaysia rank
61st

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

  • Brunei
  • Malaysia
05101520197519942014

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 7.5% against 6.9% in Brunei, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

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

Brunei ranks 63rd and Malaysia ranks 61st 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
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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.