Central African Republic vs Eritrea: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Central African Republic

19.1%

in 2014

Eritrea

20.4%

in 2014

Central African Republic rank

6th

Eritrea rank

4th

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

Central African Republic
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 20.4% against 19.1% in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 6th and Eritrea ranks 4th 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: 07 August 2026

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.