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

Democratic Republic of Congo
19.1%
in 2014
Ethiopia
20.2%
in 2014
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
5th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
0510152025197519942014

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 20.2% against 19.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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.