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Burundi vs Myanmar: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Burundi
15.9%
in 2014
Myanmar
16.7%
in 2014
Burundi rank
16th
Myanmar rank
13th

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

  • Burundi
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 16.7% against 15.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 16th and Myanmar ranks 13th 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.