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

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.1%

in 2014

Vietnam

18.4%

in 2014

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Vietnam rank

8th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Vietnam

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19.1% against 18.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 8th 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.