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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Eritrea: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Democratic Republic of Congo
19.1%
in 2014
Eritrea
20.4%
in 2014
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Eritrea rank
4th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 20.4% against 19.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo 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

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.